What was the plague in Genesis 12?

Abram asks his wife Sarai to pretend she is his sister. The Egyptians recognise Sarai’s beauty, and Sarai becomes part of Pharaoh’s house, but the Lord sends a plague to punish Pharaoh for (unknowingly) causing adultery.

What does Genesis Chapter 12 talk about?

Scholars mark Genesis 12 as the beginning of Genesis’s “patriarchal history,” which tells the story of Israel’s earliest ancestors: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob’s sons. God tells Abram to resume the journey his father began, to Canaan. When a famine hits the land, Abram and Sarai go to Egypt.

What did Pharaoh do to the Israelites?

The Israelites had been in Egypt for generations, but now that they had become so numerous, the Pharaoh feared their presence. He feared that one day the Isrealites would turn against the Egyptians. Gradually and stealthily, he forced them to become his slaves.

How did Pharaoh find out that Sarah was Abraham’s wife?

Sarai prayed to God to deliver her from the king, and He thereupon sent an angel, who struck Pharaoh whenever he attempted to touch her. Pharaoh was so astonished at these blows that he spoke kindly to Sarai, who confessed that she was Abraham’s wife.

What did the Pharaoh do to the Israelites?

Who did Pharaoh let go?

Moses, however, insisted on a three-day journey into the wilderness. Pharaoh countered by allowing the Hebrew men to make the journey, but this, too, was rejected. As his final offer Pharaoh agreed to let the people go. He would keep the livestock, however, as the guarantee of their return.

What is the summary of Genesis chapter 17?

In Genesis 17 we learn about further promises and responsibilities the Lord revealed pertaining to the Abrahamic covenant. In connection with this covenant, the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah. Circumcision became a sign or token (a reminder) of the covenant between God and Abraham.