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Genesis 12

Genesis 12 begins the Abraham narrative. The LORD calls Abram to leave country, kindred, and father’s house and gives promises of land, nation, blessing, a great name, and blessing to all families of the earth. Abram obeys and enters Canaan, building altars at Shechem and near Bethel. A famine then drives him to Egypt, where fear leads him to identify Sarai only as his sister. Pharaoh’s house is plagued, Sarai is returned, and Abram leaves Egypt.

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Genesis 12 begins the Abraham narrative. The LORD calls Abram to leave country, kindred, and father’s house and gives promises of land, nation, blessing, a great name, and blessing to all families of the earth. Abram obeys and enters Canaan, building altars at Shechem and near Bethel. A famine then drives him to Egypt, where fear leads him to identify Sarai only as his sister. Pharaoh’s house is plagued, Sarai is returned, and Abram leaves Egypt.

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Verses 1–3God calls Abram and gives promisesVerses 4–9Abram enters Canaan and builds altarsVerses 10–20Abram goes down into Egypt
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1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out…2And I will make of thee a great nation, and…3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse…4So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him;…5And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's…6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of…7And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy…8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the…9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram…11And it came to pass, when he was come near…12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall…13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it…14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come…15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her…16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he…17And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great…18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that…19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might…20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent…