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12:7 The Lord <03068> appeared <07200> to <0413> Abram <087> and said <0559>, “To your descendants <02233> I will give <05414> this <02063> land <0776>.” So Abram built <01129> an altar <04196> there <08033> to the Lord <03068>, who had appeared <07200> to <0413> him. 12:8 Then he moved <06275> from there <08033> to the hill country <02022> east <06924> of Bethel <01008> and pitched <05186> his tent <0168>, with Bethel <01008> on the west <03220> and Ai <05857> on the east <06924>. There <08033> he built <01129> an altar <04196> to the Lord <03068> and worshiped <07121> the Lord <03068> <08034>. 12:9 Abram <087> continually <01980> journeyed <05265> by stages down <05265> to the Negev <05045>. 12:10 There was <01961> a famine <07458> in the land <0776>, so Abram <087> went down <03381> to Egypt <04714> to stay <01481> for a while because <03588> the famine <07458> was severe <03515>. 12:11 As <01961> he approached <0935> <07126> Egypt <04714>, he said <0559> to <0413> his wife <0802> Sarai <08297>, “Look <02009>, I know <03045> that <03588> you <0859> are a beautiful <03303> woman <04758> <0802>. 12:12 When <03588> the Egyptians <04713> see <07200> you they will say <0559>, ‘This <02063> is his wife <0802>.’ Then they will kill <02026> me but will keep <02421> you alive <02421>. 12:13 So tell <0559> them you <0859> are my sister <0269> so that <04616> it may go well <03190> for me because of <05668> you and my life <05315> will be spared <02421> on account <01558> of you.” 12:14 When <01961> Abram <087> entered <0935> Egypt <04714>, the Egyptians <04713> saw <07200> that <03588> the woman <0802> was very <03966> beautiful <03303>. 12:15 When Pharaoh’s <06547> officials <08269> saw <07200> her, they praised <01984> her to <0413> Pharaoh <06547>. So Abram’s wife <0802> was taken <03947> into the household <01004> of Pharaoh <06547>, 12:16 and he did treat <03190> Abram <087> well <03190> on account of <05668> her. Abram received <01961> sheep <06629> and cattle <01241>, male donkeys <02543>, male servants <05650>, female servants <08198>, female donkeys <0860>, and camels <01581>. 12:17 But the Lord <03068> struck <05060> Pharaoh <06547> and his household <01004> with severe <01419> diseases <05061> because <01697> <05921> of Sarai <08297>, Abram’s <087> wife <0802>. 12:18 So Pharaoh <06547> summoned <07121> Abram <087> and said <0559>, “What <04100> is this <02063> you have done <06213> to me? Why <04100> didn’t <03808> you tell <05046> me that <03588> she <01931> was your wife <0802>? 12:19 Why <04100> did you say <0559>, ‘She <01931> is my sister <0269>,’ so that I took <03947> her to be my wife <0802>? Here <02009> is your wife <0802>! Take <03947> her and go <01980>!” 12:20 Pharaoh <06547> gave <06680> his men <0376> orders <06680> about <05921> Abram, and so they expelled <07971> him, along with his wife <0802> and all <03605> his possessions.

• Gen 12:10-20 -- The Promised Blessing Jeopardized

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 1

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 1 - sak'-ri-fis, sak'-ri-fiz: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT I. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS II. ORIGIN AND NATURE OF SACRIFICES 1. Theory of a Divine Revelation 2. Theories of a Human Origin (1) The Gift-The...
  

• Noah

  [ebd] rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah (Gen. 5:25-29), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam's death. This patriarch is...
  

• Moreh

  [ebd] an archer, teacher; fruitful. (1.) A Canaanite probably who inhabited the district south of Shechem, between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim, and gave his name to the "plain" there (Gen. 12:6). Here at this "plain," or rather (R.V.)...
  

• Lie

  [ebd] an intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1 Tim. 1:9, 10; Rev. 21:27; 22:15). Mention is made of the lies told by good men, as by Abraham (Gen. 12:12, 13; 20:2), Isaac (2...
  

• LOT (1)

  [isbe] LOT (1) - lot: I. Personality. The man who bore the name Lot (lot; Lot) is mentioned for the first time in Gen 11:27, at the beginning of that section of Genesis which is entitled "the generations of Terah." After Terah's 3 ...
  

• LEVITICUS, 1

  [isbe] LEVITICUS, 1 - le-vit'-i-kus: I. GENERAL DATA 1. Name 2. Character of Book 3. Unity of Book: Law of Holiness Examination of Critical Theory II. STRUCTURE 1. Modern Analyses (1) Theories of Disintegration (2) Reasons for Dism...
  

• Jacob

  [ebd] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2-4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundre...
  

• High place

  [ebd] an eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made (1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29). The first altar after the Flood was built on a mountain (Gen. 8:20). Abraham also built an altar on a mount...
  

• He-ass

  [ebd] Heb. hamor, (Gen. 12:16), the general designation of the donkey used for carrying burdens (Gen. 42:26) and for ploughing (Isa. 30:24). It is described in Gen. 49:14, 2 Sam. 19:26. (See ASS.)
  

• Gilgal

  [ebd] rolling. (1.) From the solemn transaction of the reading of the law in the valley of Shechem between Ebal and Gerizim the Israelites moved forward to Gilgal, and there made a permanent camp (Josh. 9:6; 10:6). It was "beside ...
  

• GENESIS, 4

  [isbe] GENESIS, 4 - IV. The Historical Character. 1. History of the Patriarchs: (Genesis 12 through 50): (1) Unfounded Attacks upon the History. (a) From General Dogmatic Principles: In order to disprove the historical character of...
  

• GENESIS, 1-2

  [isbe] GENESIS, 1-2 - jen'-e-sis: I. GENERAL DATA 1. The Name 2. Survey of Contents 3. Connection with Succeeding Books II. COMPOSITION OF GENESIS IN GENERAL 1. Unity of the Biblical Text (1) The Toledhoth (2) Further Indication of...
  

• Dromedary

  [ebd] (Isa. 60:6), an African or Arabian species of camel having only one hump, while the Bactrian camel has two. It is distinguished from the camel only as a trained saddle-horse is distinguished from a cart-horse. It is remarkab...
  

• Dearth

  [ebd] a scarcity of provisions (1 Kings 17). There were frequent dearths in Palestine. In the days of Abram there was a "famine in the land" (Gen. 12:10), so also in the days of Jacob (47:4, 13). We read also of dearths in the tim...
  

• Cattle

  [ebd] abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (Deut. 8:13; 12:21; 1 Sam. 11:5; 12:3; Ps. 144:14; Jer. 3:24). They may be classified as, (1.) Neat cattle. Many hun...
  

• Captain

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. sar (1 Sam. 22:2; 2 Sam. 23:19). Rendered "chief," Gen. 40:2; 41:9; rendered also "prince," Dan. 1:7; "ruler," Judg. 9:30; "governor,' 1 Kings 22:26. This same Hebrew word denotes a military captain (Ex. 18:21; 2 K...
  

• CITIES

  [smith] The earliest notice in Scripture of city-building is of Enoch by Cain, in the land of his exile. (Genesis 4:17) After the confusion of tongues the descendants of Nimrod founded Babel, Erech, Accad and Calneh, in the land of S...
  

• Bullock

  [ebd] (1.) The translation of a word which is a generic name for horned cattle (Isa. 65:25). It is also rendered "cow" (Ezek. 4:15), "ox" (Gen. 12:16). (2.) The translation of a word always meaning an animal of the ox kind, withou...
  

• Abraham

  [ebd] father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of ...
  [isbe] ABRAHAM - a'-bra-ham: I. NAME 1. Various Forms 2. Etymology 3. Association II. KINDRED III. CAREER 1. Period of Wandering 2. Period of Residence at Hebron 3. Period of Residence in the Negeb IV. CONDITIONS OF LIFE 1. Economi...
  [smith] (father of a multitude) was the son of Terah, and founder of the great Hebrew nation. (B.C. 1996-1822.) His family, a branch of the descendants of Shem, was settled in Ur of the Chaldees, beyond the Euphrates, where Abraham w...
  [nave] ABRAHAM, called also Abram. Son of Terah, Gen. 11:26, 27. Marries Sarah, Gen. 11:29. Dwells in Ur, but removes to Haran, Gen. 11:31; Neh. 9:7; Acts 7:4, and Canaan, Gen. 12:4-6; Acts 7:4. Divine call of, Gen. 12:1-3; Josh....
  

• ATONEMENT, DAY OF

  [isbe] ATONEMENT, DAY OF - a-ton'-ment: I. THE LEGAL ENACTMENTS 1. Named 2. Leviticus 16 (1) Contents, Structure and Position (a) Leviticus 16:1-10 (b) Leviticus 16:11-24 (c) Leviticus 16:25-28 (d) Leviticus 16:29-34 Use of Number ...
  

• Abram and Sarai in Egypt

  

• Abram's Departure

  

• Abraham, Abraham [KJ.71]

  1. Abraham, Abraham, tinggalkanlah neg'ri tentram, Abraham, Abraham, berjalanlah dengan iman! Jumlah bintang tak terbilang, turunanmu pun demikian; Ikutlah petunjukKu ke neg'ri pusakamu!	Kej 12:1-9 Kis 7:3 Ibr 11:8-10
  2. Abraham, Abraham, tinggalkanlah neg'ri tentram; Abraham, Abraham, berjalanlah dengan iman! Bangsa-bangsa dunia nanti; dalam dikau Kuberkati; Ingat akan sabdaKu di sepanjang jalanmu!	Gal 3:7-8, 14
  3. Abraham, Abraham, berangkat sungguh beriman; Abraham, Abraham menuju tanah Kanaan. Yakin, tanpa keraguan ia ikut sabda Tuhan. Mari, ikutlah serta ke neg'ri sejahtera!
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• Keluar Dari Kaum [KJ.342]

  1. Keluar dari kaum dan rumah bapakmu, serahkan dirimu kepada rahmat Hu. Percaya sabdaNya. Berjalan dengan suka ke tanah air baka yang tertentu di muka.	Kej 12:1-9 Ibr 11:8-10
  2. Pergi dengan seg'ra ke lorong negeri dan simpangannya yang buruk dan keji. B'ri rumahKu penuh. Jemput segala orang ke rumah s'lamatKu; tempatnya tidak kurang.	Mat 22:8-10 Yoh 14:2
  3. Keluar! Ajarlah seluruh dunia. Taburkan InjilKu di sawah- ladangnya! Mau t'rang, maupun gelap di rumah dan kerjamu, baik ingatlah tetap: 'Ku menyertai kamu.	Mat 28:19-20 Mrk 16:15 Luk 24:47 Kis 1:8
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• Does God Allow Satan to Punish Us with Sickness?
  Do not make the mistake that Job's friends made, of assuming that sickness, trouble, or bereavement may necessarily be punishment. You will find a different theory, not in John only, but in Hebrews. The writer of that epistle...
• Is there any indication in Scriptures that Esau was saved?
  This is another much-debated issue. Many say he was not saved, some say maybe, and others say yes. We are never told in Scripture that he was not a believer. I think there is evidence that he was because, though he sold his b...
• Is it true the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children?
  The sins of the fathers being visited upon the children is a biblical principle. We see, for example, that Isaac seems to learn deception from his father, Abraham. Isaac passes off his wife as his sister, just as Abraham did ...
• Should a Christian Be Joyful?
  God gives joy and Christ was appointed to give it, since the Gospels, which treat of him, are the "good tidings" (Ecc. 2:26; Is. 61:3; Luke 2:10,11) and God's Word affords joy (Neh. 8:12; Jer. 15:16). Joy is promised to saint...

Twelve Tests of Abraham; Genesis 13-20

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