And he brought him all these, cut them in two, and laid each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.
And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
he shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it asunder. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, upon the wood that is on the fire; it is a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the Lord.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.