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How do we explain the difference between Avimelech, who invited Avraham to choose a place to live and to remain in his country, and Pharaoh, who under similar circumstances, ordered him to leave (12: 19-20)?

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Rashi: Pharaoh was afraid that, if Avraham stayed in Egypt, the people, who were steeped in licentiousness, would molest Sarah - whereas the Pelishtim were a decent people, 1 in which case she would be safe.

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Refer to 20:2:1:2.

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