A firepot and a torch passed between Abram's sacrifices after he had questioned God about His promises because by passing between the halves of the sacrifices, God was swearing a covenant oath with Abram, solemnly promising that the land would be his.
According to tradition, sixteen years passed between the two events.
The smoke and fire that passed between the animal parts (Genesis ch.15) were God's sign that He had finalized the covenant with Abram (Abraham). Definition: a covenant is a binding, solemn agreement, often used in sacred context.
Knowledge of God's covenant made the Israelites optimistic and faithful to God. It is the reason that 3800 years have passed and Judaism hasn't disappeared.
Interesting question.. Why did the Israelites feel so strong about the promised land? You will find your answer written in Genesis 17 where the promise of that land was given to Abraham as a covenant made between Abraham and our Father. That covenant passed from Abraham to Isaac, and would have passed from Isaac to Esau, but Esau sold it to his younger brother Jacob - Israel. It would later pass from Israel to the younger of Josephs sons Ephraim (Genesis 48). Further you will discover in Jeremiah 24 that Judah (one of the 12 tribes of Israel) was prophesied to return to that land. An event which came true in 1947-48 when the state of Israel came into being.
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Traditional Judaism is a patriarchal system, meaning it's passed down through the males. Bar means son and Mitzvah is covenant - so Bar Mitzvah means "Son of the Covenant" In this ceremony the son is introduced to the promise, or covenant, that G_d made with Abraham and to his sons. Originally, the ceremony meant the boy is inheriting his portion in Go_d's promise as he has become a man, but now it is more just a right of passage from child to man. The Bat Mitzvah is generally just a ceremony of the daughter becoming a woman and participating in the Jewish culture and religion, but to some traditionalists it is seen as an inappropriate implication that the daughter is inheriting the promise on her own and not as a member of the family of her father or her husband.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989, while the Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002. Thus, there is a 13-year difference between the creation of these two departments.
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Covenants last a lifetime. Some can continue through the family. Eg: When God made a covenant with Abraham about how Abraham should follow God and be perfect and that he should make sure his followers do the same (Abraham became the father of many nations in return). This covenant was passed down to his son.