6 Abram trusted the Lord, and the Lord recognized Abram’s high moral character.
7 He said to Abram, "I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession."
8 But Abram said, "Lord God, how do I know that I will actually possess it?"
9 He said, "Bring me a three-year-old female calf, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a dove, and a young pigeon."
10 He took all of these animals, split them in half, and laid the halves facing each other, but he didn’t split the birds.
11 When vultures swooped down on the carcasses, Abram waved them off.
12 After the sun set, Abram slept deeply. A terrifying and deep darkness settled over him.