Genesis 12:11
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As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
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But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.