Genesis 12 marks a major turning point in biblical history, as God calls Abram (later Abraham) to leave his homeland and promises to make him a great nation.
This chapter introduces Godβs covenant with Abram, where all nations of the earth will be blessed through him.
Abram obeys and journeys to Canaan, where God appears to him.
However, due to famine, he travels to Egypt, where he deceives Pharaoh by calling Sarai his sisterβleading to unexpected consequences.