As I have stated before when reading the book of Genesis there seems to be much detail that has either been not recorded or omitted. The reason I say this is because if one were to read Genesis 12:10-20 you would get a feeling of obscurity. Starting in verse 10 and only looking at the book of Genesis, it talks about a famine in the land that made Abram go to Egypt, and then he just simply returns after a brief encounter with the Pharaoh. I am the type of person that believes that everything in the bible has significance and is not meant to be taken lightly or be interpreted in a mundane way.
I once again refer to the book of Jasher for more details on this particular section as well as Genesis 12. The book of Jasher and Genesis go hand in hand with out contradiction. When Abram arrived in Canaan Land he found there was a famine in the land. Egypt being the oldest civilization in the world had the reputation of being the bread basket of the ancient world. This was due to the fact that the Nile river would overflow every Spring to produce crops that were not available in other places in the region. This going to Egypt, happened also during the story of Joseph, so it is not an unheard of thing to do, neither from the point of view from history nor from the bible.
Although Egypt has little to no rainfall the Nile overflows every year to saturate the land and produce much needed crops.
Hearing of the wickedness of Egypt, Abram tells Sarai hiswife, on the way to Egypt, to tell the Egyptians that she is his sister, otherwise he believed that the Egyptians would simply kill him and take her as a wife. This is a half truth and Sarai is a half sister according to Genesis 20. This was the wrong thing to do because
In Genesis 12:3 Abram was promised that his seed would be a blessing to all. The fact the Father promised this and Abram took it upon himself to save his life by lying to the Egyptians created a double mindedness that was unnecessary because the Father would have protected both him and Sarai. This in itself shows Abrams weakness by not trusting the Father. Anytime someone thinks the Father needs us to make his will happen we are not trusting in him, as the Father does not need us. This by definition is called secular humanism.
Jasher Chapter 15 Tells of a plan that Abram had to hide Sarai from the Egyptians by hiding her in a crate when he came into Egypt. When the Egyptians saw Sarai she ultimately became part of the Pharaoh's harem and Abram was given a marriage dowry of gifts for what the Pharaoh believed was his sister, however in turn the Father both protected her and Abram by smiting the Pharaoh. When the Pharaoh learned that Sarai was Abrams wife he demanded both of them to leave the land, and told them to keep the dowry of marriage gifts to just leave.
There are a few things one can take away from this that may not be obvious to some. Because the Egyptians were able to see what Sarai looked like is proof in my mind that she was did not wear a veil, nor a burka like the Muslims believe. The bible also states that she had FAIR SKIN.
This is kind of obvious because she was a descendant of Adam, which means rosy or blushing man. So obviously for one to be able to blush you would have fair skin.
Another important piece of information is that when the bible records the weaknesses and fallacies of the hero's this adds to the authenticity of the bible being the word of God as being accurate. Other books and cultures about hero's do not record their short comings.
Praise the Lord for his word!
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