Bright Idea

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 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: Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee. And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.-Genesis 12:7-20***Before Ishmael was born to 86-year-old Abram the Hebrew and maidservant Hagar, and before the Lord God changed Abram's name to Abraham, and changed the name of Abraham's wife and half sister Sarai to Sarah, and gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, Abraham and Sarah lived as a childless, married couple in Ur, and Haran, and Canaan, and briefly in Egypt. Before entering Egypt, Abraham spoke with Sarah, who was at least 65 years old. Isaac was born to 100-year-old Abraham and 90-year-old Sarah. After 127-year-old Sarah died in Canaan, Abraham bought land owned by Ephron the Hittite, a descendant of Heth, and Abraham buried Sarah's body in the cave on the property. When Isaac was 40 years old, he was married to Rebekah, Abraham and Sarah's grandniece. Fraternal twin sons Esau (Edom) and Jacob (Israel) were born to 60-year-old Isaac and Rebekah. After 175-year-old Abraham died, Ishmael and Isaac buried Abraham's body in the cave, and after Rebekah died Isaac buried Rebekah's body in the cave, and after 180-year-old Isaac died, Esau and Jacob buried Isaac's body in the cave. Over 1,800 years after 147-year-old Jacob died in Egypt, and Jacob's family buried his body in the cave in Canaan, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem, over 15 miles from the cave, into the tribe of Jacob's 4th born son Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Shortly after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Joseph, Mary and Jesus briefly stayed in Egypt.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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