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Verse Genesis 12:11. _THOU_ ART _A FAIR WOMAN TO LOOK UPON_] Widely
differing in her _complexion_ from the swarthy Egyptians, and
consequently more likely to be coveted by them. It appears that Abram...
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15. פרעה _par‛oh_, Par‘oh, “ouro.” Coptic for “king,”
with the masculine article pi. or p. P-ouro, “the king.” If we
separate the article p. from the Hebrew form, we have רעה...
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CHAPTER 12 THE FIRST EVENTS IN ABRAM'S LIFE
_ 1. The call and the promise (Genesis 12:1)_
2. Abram's obedience (Genesis 12:4)
3. The second communication of Jehovah (Genesis 12:7)
4. Abram in Egyp...
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ABRAHAM, SARAH, AND PHARAOH. This section creates difficulties by its
similarity to Genesis 12:20; Genesis 26:6. The three are usually
regarded as variants of the same story. In each case the patriarc...
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GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section
the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong
reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
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HE SAID UNTO SARAI HIS WIFE, &C.— "Sarai," says Mr. Locke, "was then
sixty-five, as Abram was seventy-five, she being ten years younger
than he."—"And though at this age," Mr. Le Clerc observes, "the...
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PART TWENTY-SIX
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM: THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH
(Genesis, ch. 12; cf. Hebrews 11:8-19)
1. The Biblical Account
1 Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from
thy k...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN HE WAS COME NEAR TO ENTER INTO EGYPT, THAT
HE SAID UNTO SARAI HIS WIFE, BEHOLD NOW, I KNOW THAT THOU ART A FAIR
WOMAN TO LOOK UPON:_
When he was come near to enter into Egy...
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12:11 now, (c-23) Lit. 'Behold, I pray thee.'...
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THE CALL OF ABRAHAM. THE REMOVAL TO CANAAN. THE VISIT TO EGYPT
1. Had said] RV 'said,' when he was in Haran. In what manner the call
came to Abraham, whether through some outward incident which he
rec...
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Abram went to Egypt, which was a foreign country. He did not know its
customs. He was not confident that God would protect him and Sarai. He
thought that someone might kill him in order to take Sarai...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 12
ABRAM’S JOURNEY TO *CANAAN
V1 The *Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country. Leave your home.
Leave your father’s house. Go to the country that...
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(11-13) THOU ART A FAIR WOMAN. — For the word y_ephath,_ rendered
“fair,” see on Genesis 9:27. Though its general meaning is
_beautiful,_ yet there can be no doubt that the light colour of
Sarai’s com...
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וַ יְהִ֕י כַּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִקְרִ֖יב לָ
בֹ֣וא
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ABRAM IN EGYPT
Genesis 12:6
ABRAM still journeying southward, and not as yet knowing where his
shifting camp was finally to be pitched, came at last to what may be
called the heart of Palestine, the...
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THE CALL OF ABRAHAM
Genesis 11:27; Genesis 12:1
WITH Abraham there opens a new chapter in the history of the race; a
chapter of the profoundest significance. The consequences of Abraham's
movements...
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ABRAM AND SARAI IN EGYPT
Genesis 12:10
It is a comfort that the Holy Spirit permits us to trace the
successive stages through which the father of those who believe made
his way to the maturity of fai...
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At this point begins the actual historic movement toward the coming of
the Redeemer. One man was called to the realization of the true
principle of life. The call was personal and purposeful. Abram wa...
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GOD PROVIDED FOR ABRAM
Even this great man of faith had times when his trust in God's
providence failed. Such an instance is seen in his journey into Egypt
in time of famine. He tried to provide for h...
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Beautiful: having yet had no children, though she must have been 65
years old. Abram acts with prudence, and does not tempt God: if he had
made known that the woman was his wife, he would have exposed...
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We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the
trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine
mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
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11._He said unto Sarai his wife_. He now relates the counsel which
Abram took for the preservation of his life when he was approaching
Egypt. Andy since this place is like a rock, on which many strike...
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From chapter 12 then there is developed altogether a new order of
events, which refer to the call of God, to His covenants, to His
promises, to the manifestation of His people as a distinct people on...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN HE WAS COME NEAR TO ENTER INTO EGYPT,....
Just entering into it, having travelled from the mountain between
Bethel and Hai, two hundred and forty miles p; or when he "caused...
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And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that
he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou [art] a fair
woman to look upon:
Ver. 11. _Behold now, I know that thou...
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1 God calleth Abram, and blesseth him with a promise of Christ.
4 He departeth with Lot from Haran.
6 He iourneyeth through Canaan,
7 which is promised him in a vision.
10 Hee is driuen by a famin...
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And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that
he said unto Sarai, his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair
woman to look upon;...
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Abraham Dissembles in Egypt...
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SECOND PERIOD
The Genesis of the patriarchal faith in the promise and of the
covenant religion; of the antagonistic relation, between the faith in
the promise and heathenism; of the harmonious opposit...
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THE CALL OF ABRAM
The Lord had before told Abram to leave his country, his kindred and
his father's house, and go to a land He would show him. This call took
place while he was still in Ur of the Chal...
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10-20 There is no state on earth free from trials, nor any character
free from blemishes. There was famine in Canaan, the glory of all
lands, and unbelief, with the evils it ever brings, in Abram the...
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QUEST. How could she be so fair, when she was above sixty years old?
ANSW. She was so both comparatively to the Egyptians, and simply in
herself, and that might be from divers causes:
1. From the gre...
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The book of Genesis is, for the most part, taken up with the history
of seven men, namely, Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and
Joseph. There is, I doubt not, a specific line of truth brought...
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Genesis 12:11 pass H834 close H7126 (H8689) entering H935 (H8800)
Egypt H4714 said H559 (H8799) Sarai...
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‘And it happened that when he was on the verge of entering Egypt he
said to Sarai his wife, “Look now, I know that you are a very
beautiful woman. And when the Egyptians see you they will say ‘this
is...
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Genesis 12, etc.
I. Notice first the call of Abraham. (1) The call was addressed to him
suddenly; (2) it required him to forsake his country and his kindred,
while giving him no hope of return; (3) i...
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CONTENTS: Call of Abram. His worship and testing. The error in Egypt.
CHARACTERS: Abram, Sarai, Lot, Pharaoh.
CONCLUSION: The path into which God calls the believer may often be
trying to the flesh,...
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Genesis 12:1. _Had said._ The God of glory appeared to Abraham, and
enjoined him to leave his idolatrous country. Joshua 24:2; Acts 7:3.
Genesis 12:2. I will
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_Abram went down into Egypt_
ABRAM IN EGYPT: THE TEMPTATIONS AND TRIALS OF A LIFE OF FAITH
The life of faith has many temptations and trials.
I. THEY MAY ARISE FROM TEMPORAL CALAMITIES. Famine.
1....
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 12:11 Abram devises a plan, based on a
half-truth (see Genesis 20:12), implying that he thinks God is unable
to protect him. Yet when the plot backfires, the Lord rescues h
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 12:10 A severe famine in Canaan forces Abram
to seek refuge in Egypt. Because of the Nile River, Egypt was a more
likely place than Canaan to find food during a drought. As is...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 12:10. A famine in the land] The frequent famines are a
peculiar characteristic of early times, and of uncivilised lands.
Egypt as a rich and fruitful land was even then a ref...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 12:10
AND THERE WAS A FAMINE. רָעָב, from a root signifying to hunger,
the primary. idea appearing to lie in that of an ample, _i.e._ empty,
stomach (Gesenius, Furst). The term is...
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Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and
from thy family (Genesis 12:1),
So Abraham really wasn't totally obedient at this point. And this to
me is interesting, because Abrah...
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a fair. Genesis 12:14 Genesis 26:7 Genesis 29:17 Genesis 39:6 Genesis
39:7
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Why did God let Abraham prosper by lying?
PROBLEM: We are told in the Bible not to lie (Exodus 20:16), but, when
Abraham lied about Sarah, his wealth was increased.
SOLUTION: First, Abraham’s increas...