Genesis 12:8-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 He moved on from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent there, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and proclaimed[a] the name of the Lord. 9 Abram pulled out from there and kept traveling toward the Negev.[b]
The First Trip to Egypt
10 There was a famine in the land. So Abram went down into Egypt to stay there for a while, because the famine was severe in the land.
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- Genesis 12:8 Or called on
- Genesis 12:9 The Negev is the arid region in the far south of Israel. Negev sometimes is used as a synonym for south.
Genesis 12:8-10
New International Version
8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel(A) and pitched his tent,(B) with Bethel on the west and Ai(C) on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.(D)
9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.(E)
Abram in Egypt(F)
10 Now there was a famine in the land,(G) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.(H)
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