4So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

5He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,

6Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.

7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.12:7 Hebrew seed.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

8After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.

9Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.

14And sure enough, when Abram arrived in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty.

15When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai was taken into his palace.

16Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

17But the Lord sent terrible plagues upon Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. “What have you done to me?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?

19Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and get out of here!”

20Pharaoh ordered some of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram out of the country, along with his wife and all his possessions.