1Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:[ † ]Genesis 15:7Acts 7:2-3Hebrews 11:8Genesis 13:9 2and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:[ † ]Genesis 17:4-6Genesis 18:18Genesis 46:3Deuteronomy 26:51 Kings 3:8Genesis 22:17Genesis 24:35Genesis 28:4Zechariah 8:13Galatians 3:14 3and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.[ † ]Genesis 24:35Genesis 27:29Exodus 23:22Numbers 24:9Genesis 18:18Genesis 22:18Genesis 26:4Genesis 28:14Psalms 72:17Matthew 1:1Luke 3:34Acts 3:25Galatians 3:8Isaiah 41:27 4So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.[ † ]Genesis 14:14Genesis 11:31Genesis 13:18
6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.[ † ]Hebrews 11:9Deuteronomy 11:30Judges 7:1Genesis 10:18-19 7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord , who appeared unto him.[ † ]Genesis 17:1Genesis 18:1Genesis 13:15Genesis 15:18Genesis 17:8Deuteronomy 34:4Psalms 105:9-12Acts 7:5Galatians 3:16Genesis 13:4-18Genesis 22:9 8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord , and called upon the name of the Lord .[ † ]Genesis 4:26Genesis 13:4Genesis 21:33 9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.[ † ]Genesis 13:1-3Genesis 20:1Genesis 24:62
10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.[ † ]Genesis 26:1Psalms 105:13Genesis 43:1 11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:[ † ]Genesis 12:14Genesis 26:7Genesis 29:17 12therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.[ † ]Genesis 20:11Genesis 26:7 13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.[ † ]Genesis 20:1-18Genesis 26:6-11Genesis 20:12
14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.[ † ]Genesis 20:14Genesis 13:2 17And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.[ † ]Genesis 20:181 Chronicles 16:21Psalms 105:14 18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?[ † ]Genesis 20:9-10Genesis 26:10 19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her , and go thy way. 20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.[ † ]Proverbs 21:1