And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Study Helps
Interpretation
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 father of the faithful.
Read with
This thought runs through Genesis 12:14-18.
Glossary
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.