| 10. The reason that Abraham was treated well in Egypt was-- |
| a. he had money. |
| b. he was revered as a religious leader. NO--Abraham was ninety-nine when he got the full covenant agreement (Genesis 17:1). The Egypt episode (Genesis 12:10-20) occurred after he left Harran at age seventy-five (Genesis 12:5) but while his name was still Abram. This was well before God set him up with the covenant (Genesis 17:1-8). |
| c. he was an ancester of Noah. Abraham was indeed a descendent of Noah's son Shem. The lineage is traced in Genesis 11:10-28. However this had nothing to do with his treatment in Eqypt. |
| d. the Pharaoh was sleeping with his wife. YES--Abraham's wife, Sarai, was quite a beautiful woman. Pharaoh took her in and treated her as one of his wives. Because of her, Abraham received plenty of gifts (Genesis 12:14-16). In fairness to the Pharaoh it should be pointed out that Abraham did not let on that Sarai was his wife. He said that she was his sister (Genesis 12:13). |
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