Parallelism in Genesis 12:11-17

• V11 – When Abram was about to enter Egypt
• He said, “You are a beautiful woman.”
• V12 – Egyptians will say, “This is his wife.”
• They will kill me and let you live
• V13 – Say you’re my sister so it will go well
• I will be spared for your sake
• V14 – Abram entered Egypt
• Egyptians saw she was beautiful
• V15 – They praised her to Pharaoh
• Sarai taken into Pharaoh’s house
• V16 – For her sake, Pharaoh dealt well with Abram
• V17 – Pharaoh was not spared for her sake, but Abram was