Now 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 show thee:
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Genesis 12
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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
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And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
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So 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.
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And 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.
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And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
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And 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.
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And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel 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.
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And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
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And 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:
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Therefore 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.
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Say, 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.
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And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
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The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
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And 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.
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And 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?
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Why 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.
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And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
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Chapter Study & Analysis
Overview
God commands Abram to get out of his country unto a land He will show him, promising to make him a "great nation" and that in him all families of the earth shall be blessed. Abram journeys to Canaan but later goes down to Egypt because of a famine, where he deceitfully says Sarai is his sister.
Practical Lessons
1. Step of Faith: True faith requires leaving the familiar to follow God's command.
2. Universal Blessing: The promise that "all families" would be blessed points forward to Jesus Christ.
3. Human Frailty: Even "men of faith" can stumble into fear and deceit when they look at circumstances instead of God.
2. Universal Blessing: The promise that "all families" would be blessed points forward to Jesus Christ.
3. Human Frailty: Even "men of faith" can stumble into fear and deceit when they look at circumstances instead of God.