Genesis 15: 16

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THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES CALLED
GENESIS

CHAPTER 15

16 But in the ^afourth generation they shall come ^bhither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet ^cfull.

Footnotes

16a	Note in Ex. 6: 16-20 that four generations of Levi’s descendants are named; they include (1) Levi, (2) Kohath, (3) Amram, (4) Moses. 16 ¶ And these are the names of the sons of ^aLevi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. Ex. 6: 19 (16-20) 19 And the sons of ^aMerari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the ^bfamilies of Levi according to their generations. TG Israel, Bondage of, in Egypt.
b	Ex. 3: 17. 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the ^aaffliction of ^bEgypt unto the land of the ^cCanaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the ^dJebusites, unto a ^eland flowing with milk and honey.
c	1 Ne. 17: 35 (32-35) 35 Behold, the Lord esteemeth all ^aflesh in one; he that is ^brighteous is ^cfavored of God. But behold, this ^dpeople had rejected every word of God, and they were ripe in iniquity; and the fulness of the wrath of God was upon them; and the Lord did curse the land against them, and bless it unto our fathers; yea, he did curse it against them unto their destruction, and he did bless it unto our fathers unto their obtaining power over it. Alma 37: 31. 31 Yea, and ^acursed be the land forever and ever unto those workers of darkness and secret combinations, even unto destruction, except they repent before they are fully ^bripe. Hel. 13: 14. 14 But behold, it is for the righteous’ sake that it is spared. But behold, the time cometh, saith the Lord, that when ye shall cast out the righteous from among you, then shall ye be ^aripe for destruction; yea, wo be unto this great city, because of the wickedness and abominations which are in her. Ether 2: 9 (8-10) 9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be ^aswept off when the fulness of his ^bwrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ^cripened in iniquity. D&C 61: 31. 31 And in that place they shall lift up their voices unto God against that people, yea, unto him whose anger is ^akindled against their wickedness, a people who are well-nigh ^bripened for destruction. D&C 101: 11. 11 Mine indignation is soon to be poured out without measure upon all nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is ^afull.