Gen 12:14-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 12:14-16: 12:14-16 Abram was bound by the king’s gift to an unwanted agreement about Sarai that he could not prevent. His scheme had resulted in a terrible bind that endangered him, Sarai, and the promise. • Abram appeared to prosper from his deception, but the new possessions also caused crises. Abram and Lot had to separate (ch 13 ), and Hagar, an Egyptian maiden, became the mother of the Ishmaelites, perennial enemies of Israel (ch 16 ). Summary for Gen 12:14-15: 12:14-15 Sarai was 65 years old, but she lived to be 127; she was like a modern childless woman of about 35. She and Abram came from a noble family (see study note on 11:29), so she was regal in her person and dress. Pharaoh was attracted by her physical appearance and her political assets.

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‏ Genesis 12:14-16

Summary for Gen 12:14-16: 12:14-16 ^a Abram was bound by the king’s gift to an unwanted agreement about Sarai that he could not prevent. His scheme had resulted in a terrible bind that endangered him, Sarai, and the promise.

• Abram appeared to prosper from his deception, but the new possessions also caused crises. Abram and Lot had to separate (ch 13 ^b), and Hagar, an Egyptian maiden, became the mother of the Ishmaelites, perennial enemies of Israel (ch 16 ^c).
Summary for Gen 12:14-15: 12:14-15 ^d Sarai was 65 years old, but she lived to be 127; she was like a modern childless woman of about 35. She and Abram came from a noble family (see study note on 11:29), so she was regal in her person and dress. Pharaoh was attracted by her physical appearance and her political assets.
12:15 ^e Pharaoh was a title, not a personal name (37:36 ^f; Exod 1:15 ^g).