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Genesis 12:16-18
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16 Abram fared well on her account, and he acquired sheep, oxen, male and female servants, male and female donkeys, and camels.[a]

17 But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.(A) 18 Then Pharaoh summoned Abram and said to him: “How could you do this to me! Why did you not tell me she was your wife?

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Footnotes

  1. 12:16 Camels: domesticated camels did not come into common use in the ancient Near East until the end of the second millennium B.C. Thus the mention of camels here (24:11–64; 30:43; 31:17, 34; 32:8, 16; 37:25) is seemingly an anachronism.
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