God promised Abram and his wife Sarai that they would have many descendants, despite their old age, and that God would give them the land of Canaan. When a famine struck the land, Abram and Sarai traveled to Egypt where Sarai's beauty attracted the attention of Pharaoh, who took her into his palace. But God afflicted Pharaoh and his household with plagues until Pharaoh realized that Sarai was Abram's wife and demanded that they leave Egypt immediately.

1. Genesis 12-21
The Promise to Abram and Sarai: Laughter is Born