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Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with (A)Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to Yahweh and (B)called upon the name of Yahweh. And Abram journeyed on, continuing toward (C)the [a]Negev.

Abram and Sarai in Egypt

10 Now there was (D)a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was (E)severe in the land.

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  1. Genesis 12:9 South country

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)

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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