After receiving the Abrahamic Covenant and learning about the Promised Land of Canaan, Abram traveled in Canaan until severe famine drove him to Egypt. In Egypt, he lied about Sarai being his sister. The princes praised her beauty to Pharaoh, so she was taken into Pharaoh's house. The Lord struck him and his house with great plagues, so Pharaoh returned her, accused Abram of lying, and sent them away. While still deceived, he had given Abram sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels. (Genesis 12)