Verse 2

The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Stay in the land that I will show you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 12:1 : 1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."
  • Gen 12:7 : 7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."
  • Gen 18:1 : 1 The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the heat of the day.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  • Gen 18:10-20 : 10 Then one of them said, 'I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.' Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well along in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, 'After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?' 13 Then the LORD said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh, saying, “Can I really bear a child when I am old?”' 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time next year, I will return to you, and Sarah will have a son. 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, 'I did not laugh,' because she was afraid. But He replied, 'No, you did laugh.' 16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked with them to see them off. 17 Then the LORD said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?' 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all nations of the earth will be blessed. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him. 20 Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grave.