saw the woman that she was passing beautiful. 15And the Princes told Pharao, and praised her to him: and the woman was taken into the house of Pharao. 16And they vsed Abram wel for her sake. And he had sheep and oxen and he asses, and men seruants, and maid seruants, and she asses, and Camels. 17But our Lord [1] scourged Pharao with very sore plagues, and his house, for Sarai Abrams wife. 18And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tel me that she was thy wife? 19For what cause didst thou say she was thy sister, that I might take her to my wife? Now therfore there is thy wife, take her, and goe thy wayes. 20And Pharao gaue certaine men commandment in the behalfe of Abram: and they conducted him, and his wife, and al that he had.
ANNOTATIONS.
CHAP. XII.
13. Say therfore.) Gen. 13.Abraham concealed that Sarai was his wife, and lyed not in saying she was his sister; as he also called Lot his brother, being his brothers sonne, and she his brothers daughter. Men are bound to doe their lawful endeauours, and to commit the rest to God.Wherby he preuented danger of his owne life, vsing such lawful meanes as lay in him, committing his wiues chastitie to Gods protection, which himself could not prouide for. In which case if he had not done his owne endeauour, he had rather tempted God li. 16. c. 19. ciuit. & q. 26. in Gen.(saith S. Augustin) then trusted in God. And so God preserued her, though she was in Pharao his house. v. 17.
Chap. XIII.
Abram and Lot returne from Ægypt into Chanaan, 6. and being rich separate themselues, 10. Lot choosing the countrie about Iordane, Abram dwelleth in Chanaan. 14. Where againe God promiseth him that land, and multiplication of his seed. 18. And he erected an other Altar to God.
ABRAM therfore ascended out of Ægypt, he and his wife, and al that he had, and Lot with him to the south coast. 2And he was very rich in possession of gold and siluer. 3And he returned by the way that he came, from the south vnto Bethel, euen to the place where before he had pitched a tabernacle between Bethel and Hay: 4in the place of the altar which he had made before, and there he called vpon the name of our Lord.
- ↑ God by corporal affliction hindred Pharao & his men from doing violence to Sarai S. Chris. ho. 32 in Gen.
