Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with (A)Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the Lord and (B)called upon the name of the Lord. Abram journeyed on, continuing toward (C)the [a]Negev.

10 Now there was (D)a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was (E)severe in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:9 I.e. South country

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)

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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