Genesis 15:21 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse completes God's list of the specific people groups whose land He promised to give to Abraham's descendants.

📚 Historical Context

This verse concludes God's detailed promise to Abraham about the Promised Land, listing ten different tribal nations that occupied the territory from Egypt to the Euphrates River. These were real people groups living in Canaan around 2000 BC, each with their own territories, cultures, and religious practices. God was being very specific about exactly which lands Abraham's descendants would inherit.

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