Sarah Hidden in a Chest at the Egyptian Border

"And it came to pass, when Abram was come into Egypt" (Genesis 12:14). And where was Sarah? He had placed her in a chest and locked it shut before her. When he reached the customs house, they said to him: pay the duty. He said: I will pay. They said to him: you are carrying garments. He said to them: I will pay for garments. They said to him: you are carrying silks. He said: I will pay for silks. They said to him: you are carrying pearls. He said to them: I will pay for pearls. They said to him: it cannot be unless we open it and see what is inside. As soon as they opened it, she lit up the whole land of Egypt with her radiance. Rabbi Azariah and Rabbi Jonathan bar Haggai in the name of Rabbi Isaac said: the likeness of Eve was handed down to the heads of the generations. Of one elsewhere it says, "And the maiden was very fair" (1 Kings 1:4), meaning she reached the likeness of Eve; but here, she was fairer than the likeness of Eve.