¹² When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill him; then we can have her!’

¹³ So please tell them you are my sister. Then they will spare my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”

⁸ But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?”

¹² So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”

¹³ Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ ¹⁴ Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Lot and His Daughters

³⁰ Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.

² Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, “She is my sister.” So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.

¹¹ Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’

⁷ When the men who lived there asked Isaac about his wife, Rebekah, he said, “She is my sister.” He was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “They will kill me to get her, because she is so beautiful.”