• Gen 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• Gen 15:5 — And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
• Gen 15:6 — And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
• Gen 15:12 — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
• Gen 15:17 — And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
• Gen 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

4 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

16 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 4 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 2 passages
• City of God · 2 passages
• Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
• Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
• 1 Clement (Letter to the Corinthians) · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage
• Commentary on Galatians · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage