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Genesis 12:8-10
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8 Then Abram left Shechem. He went to the hills that are on the east of Bethel. He put up his tent in that place. Bethel was towards the west, and Ai was towards the east. Abram also built an altar there to worship the Lord.

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]

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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 12:8-10
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8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel(A) and pitched his tent,(B) with Bethel on the west and Ai(C) on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.(D)

9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev.(E)

Abram in Egypt(F)

10 Now there was a famine in the land,(G) and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.(H)

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