And they
came to Haran and dwelled there. And when Terah was two hundred year
old and five he died in Haran.
Chapter .xij.
Then the LORD said unto Abram: Get thee out of thy country and from thy
kindred, and out of thy father's house, into a land which I will shew
thee. And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and
make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing. And I will bless
them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall
be blessed all the generations of the earth. And Abram went as the LORD
bade him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy five years old, when
he went out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his
brother's son, with all their goods which they had gotten and souls
which they had begotten in Haran. And they departed to go into the land
of Chanaan. And when they were come into the land of Chanaan, Abram
went forth into the land till he came unto a place called Sichem, and
unto the oak of More. And the Cananites dwelled then in the land. Then
the LORD appeared unto Abram and said: unto thy seed will I give this
land. And he builded an altar there unto the LORD which appeared to
him. Then departed he thence unto a mountain that lieth on the east
side of BETHEL and pitched his tent: BETHEL being on the west side, and
Ay on the east: and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called
on the name of the LORD. And then Abram departed and took his journey
southward. After this there came a dearth in the land. And Abram went
down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the dearth was sore in the land.
And when he was come nye for to enter into Egypt, he said unto Sarai
his wife. Behold, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon. It
will come to pass therefore when the Egyptians see thee, that they will
say: she is his wife. And so shall they slay me and save thee. Say I
pray thee therefore that thou art my sister, that I may fare the better
by reason of thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake. As soon as
he came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very fair.
And Pharao's lords saw her also, and praised her unto Pharao: So that
she was taken into Pharao's house, which entreated Abram well for her
sake, so that he had sheep, oxen and he asses, men servants, maid
servants, she asses and camels. But GOD {|The LORDE|} plagued Pharao
and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abram's wife. Then
Pharao called Abram and said: Why hast thou thus dealt with me?
Wherefore toldest thou me not that she was thy wife? Why saidest thou
that she was thy sister, and causedest me to take her to my wife? But
now lo, there is thy wife, take her and be walking. Pharao also gave a
charge unto his men over Abram, to lead him out, with his wife and all
that he had.
Chapter .xiij.
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