Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to reside there as an alien, for the famine was severe in the land.
Major foreshadow here, perhaps? A famine–be it spiritual or material–can lead you easily to wicked places, both geographic and spiritual.
See other Marginalia here. Read more about the series here.
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