Editing Sarah (section)

====Pharaoh====
[[File:Tissot Sarai Is Taken to Pharaoh's Palace.jpg|thumb|right|''Sarai Is Taken to Pharaoh's Palace'' by [[James Tissot]].]]
There was a severe famine in the land of Canaan, so Abram and Lot and their households travelled south to <!-- northern -->[[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. On the journey to Egypt, Abram instructed Sarai to identify herself only as his sister, fearing that the Egyptians would kill him in order to take his wife, saying, 
{{blockquote|I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'this is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake and my life will be spared because of you.<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|12:11-13|NIV}}</ref>}} When brought before [[Pharaoh]], Sarai said that Abram was her brother, and the king thereupon took her into his palace and bestowed upon Abram many presents and marks of distinction. However, God afflicted Pharaoh's household with great plagues.<ref>{{Bibleverse||Genesis|12:14–17|HE}}</ref> Pharaoh then realized that Sarai was Abram's wife and demanded that they leave Egypt immediately.<ref>{{Bibleverse||Genesis|12:18–20|HE}}</ref>