וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ל֣וֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֗לֶּה וַיְבַתֵּ֤ר אֹתָם֙ בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אִישׁ־בִּתְר֖וֹ לִקְרַ֣את רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְאֶת־הַצִפֹּ֖ר לֹ֥א בָתָֽר׃
Ele trouxe todos esses animais, cortou-os ao meio e colocou cada metade de frente para a outra; mas não dividiu a ave.
The Midrash of Philo
Why does he say, "And he took unto him all these things?" (Genesis 15:10).
The Midrash of Philo
What is the meaning of, "He divided them in the middle and laid the pieces opposite to one another?" (Genesis 15:10).
Who is the Heir of Divine Things
[129] “Abraham took all these for Him” (Gen. 15:10) says the text. These words speak the praise of the man of worth who faithfully and honestly guards the sacred trust, which he has received of soul, sense, and speech, of divine wisdom and human knowledge, but guards it not for himself, but solely for Him who gave the trust.