According to Genesis 12:13, Abram feared that the king would kill him in order to have sex with his wife. Abram somehow knew that the king would not kill her brother for the same reason, so told the king that she was only his sister. For the same reason, he successfully deceived the king of Gerar by saying that his by now quite elderly wife really was his sister.
Nobody knows for sure because The Bible does not say. All the commentaries and tithe-preachers say that he was either commanded to so or else freely chose to do so.A better suggestion comes from 14:21. The law of the land all around Abram's world of 2000 BC taught that one must give spoils of war to one's local king-priest. That is what I believe is the context.Why? The king of Sodom asked Abram for the persons because he knew that rightfully Abram could keep them as slaves If the law of the land controlled the 90% of 14:21 then it also controlled the 10% of 14:20.
Norm Abram from This Old House is 60 years old.
Before going to Canaan Abraham lived in Haran.
It is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible whether Terah, Abram's father, believed in God. However, Terah's family was from a region known for idol worship, so it is likely that he may have been influenced by these beliefs. It was Abram who later became the patriarch of monotheistic faith in God.
Jehoahaz reigned as king of Judah for only three months before being dethroned by the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II.
An Egyptian King is called a Pharaoh.
The word "deceive" is in the King James Version of the Bible 27 times. It is in 27 verses.
Narmer was the first egyptian king EVER.
The title for an ancient Egyptian king was "Pharaoh."
An Egyptian king is somone who rules over Egypt and is very royal.
King Tut
Because he WAS Egyptian
yes Akman Rah was an Egyptian king he also had a brother who was a king
king tut
"Ramses II" was an Egyptian king.
King Tut
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