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Genesis 12:9-11
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9 Then Abram took his tent and he left that place. He continued to travel towards the Negev.[a]

Abram and Sarai in Egypt

10 There was a famine in the land of Canaan. So Abram went to live in Egypt for some time, because the famine was very bad.[b]

11 When Abram came near to Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, ‘Listen to me. I know that you are a very beautiful woman.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:9 The Negev is a dry land. It is between Egypt and Canaan.
  2. 12:10 Egypt did not often have a famine because the River Nile went through the land.
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Genesis 12:9-11
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9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.(A)

Abram in Egypt(B)

10 Now there was a famine in the land,(C) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.(D) 11 As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai,(E) “I know what a beautiful woman(F) you are.

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