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Genesis 12-13: Abram fakes out Pharaoh over Sarai; Abram divvies Promised Land with Lot

Post author By Richard
Post date December 8, 2012
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The seemingly strange account of Abram and Sarai faking out Pharaoh is a microcosm of the later Exodus account. Abram and the descendants of Israel initially were welcomed and exalted, but then they were seen as a curse and told to leave, sent away with many gifts and riches.

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Genesis 13 — ‘righteous’ Lot chooses to live near Sodom

Post author By Richard
Post date January 31, 2009

Many have faulted Lot for choosing the good land on the plains near what later became known as the condemned city of Sodom, yet he really was “veiled righteousness” on display in the city. Abram’s choice of places to settle also had lasting consequences.