1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Genesis 12:13 | *Say, therefore, I pray thee, that thou art my sister: that I may be well used for thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake. Genesis 20:11. | My sister. This was no lie; because she was his niece, being daughter to his brother Aran, and therefore, in the style of the Hebrews, she might truly be called his sister; as Lot is called Abraham's brother. (Genesis 14:14.) See Genesis 20:12. (Challoner) --- Others say, Sarai was the half-sister of Abraham, by another mother. (Haydock) |