[[Genesis 11|<< Genesis 11]] | [[Genesis|Genesis]] | [[Genesis 13|Genesis 13 >>]] ### Genesis 12 1 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: ^1 2 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: ^2 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curses thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. ^3 4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram _was_ seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran. ^4 5 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. ^5 6 ¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite _was_ then in the land. ^6 7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there built he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. ^7 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, _having_ Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he built an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. ^8 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. ^9 10 ¶ 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. ^10 11 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: ^11 12 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. ^12 13 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. ^13 14 ¶ And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she _was_ very fair. ^14 15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. ^15 16 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. ^16 17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. ^17 18 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? ^18 19 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. ^19 20 And Pharaoh commanded _his_ men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. ^20