This is the type of covenant that God made with Abram — known as the "Abramic Covenant," explained Miles. LENT'S EMBER DAYS: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR POINTS TO NEED FOR ‘RECONCILIATION ...

Abram builds an altar, sacrifices animals as signs of his commitment to this covenant, and keeps guard at the altar so that the sacrifice remains intact, i.e., not stolen by birds of prey.