Genesis 15:16

15:16 In the fourth generation ¹  your descendants ²  will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.” ³ 

Matthew 23:32

23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!

Matthew 23:1

Seven Woes

23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

Matthew 2:16

2:16 When Herod ⁴  saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men ⁵  to kill all the children in Bethlehem ⁶  and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

[15:16]  ¹ sn The term generation is being used here in its widest sense to refer to a full life span. When the chronological factors are considered and the genealogies tabulated, there are four hundred years of bondage. This suggests that in this context a generation is equivalent to one hundred years.

[15:16]  ² tn Heb “they”; the referent (“your descendants”) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[15:16]  ³ tn Heb “is not yet complete.”

[2:16]  ⁴ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.

[2:16]  ⁵ tn Or “soldiers.”

[2:16]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.