Genesis 12:8-10

Expanded Bible

⁸ Then he traveled from Shechem to the mountain east of Bethel [^Ca town in the central hill country south of Shechem] and set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai [^Ca town near Bethel] was to the east. There Abram built another altar to the Lord and ·worshiped him [^Lcalled on the name of the Lord]. ⁹ After this, he traveled on toward ·southern Canaan [^Lthe Negev; 13:1].

Abram Goes to Egypt

¹⁰ At this time there was ·not much food [^La famine] in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to ·live [^Lsojourn] because ·there was so little food [^Lthe famine was severe].