By what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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  1. The Covenant Between the Parts

    Rabbi Zeev Weitman

    What does Avraham mean when he asks "By what shall I know that I shall inherit it?" What is the significance of the actions of the covenant between the Parts? Is the enslavement in Egypt a divine decree, or a foretelling of the future to Avraham? And why do his descendants have to wait so long to inherit the land?