6. Abram traveled through the land. He went as far as the large tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the people of Canaan were living in the land.
7. The Lord appeared to Abram at Shechem. He said, "I will give this land to your children after you." So Abram built an altar there to honor the Lord, who had appeared to him.
8. From there, Abram went on toward the hills east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built an altar there and worshiped the Lord.
9. Then Abram left and continued toward the Negev Desert.
10. At that time there wasn't enough food in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while.
11. As he was about to enter Egypt, he spoke to his wife Sarai. He said, "I know what a beautiful woman you are.
12. The people of Egypt will see you. They will say, 'This is his wife.' And they will kill me. But they will let you live.
13. Say you are my sister. Then I'll be treated well because of you. My life will be spared because of you."
14. Abram arrived in Egypt. The people of Egypt saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.