זוהר ויקרא — דף נב ע”א

Rabbi Elazar was going to see his father-in-law, and Rabbi Abba was with him, who said: let us speak words of Torah and go. Rabbi Elazar opened with the verse "say, please, that you are my sister," and asked: would Abraham, who feared sin and was the beloved of the Holy One, blessed be He, say this about his wife so that it would go well for him? Rather, Abraham did not rely on his own merit, and did not wish to draw on his own merit, but on his wife's merit, that he would gain through her the wealth of other nations, for it is through his wife that a man merits wealth. This is what is written: "house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord." Whoever merits a prudent wife merits everything, and it is written "the heart of her husband trusts in her, and he shall not lack spoil."<br />
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And Abraham went for her sake to eat of the spoil of the other nations, relying on her merit that they could not punish him or mock her. Therefore he gave no reason to say she was his sister; and moreover, he saw an angel walking before her, who said to Abraham: do not fear for her, the Holy One, blessed be He, sent me to bring him the wealth of the other nations and to guard her from everything. And then Abraham feared not for his wife, but for himself, for he saw no angel with himself, only with her. He said: behold, she is guarded, but I am not guarded. Therefore he said "say, please, that you are my sister, etc."<br />
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And it was explained that the phrase "it shall go well for me" is difficult, for it should have said "they shall do well for me," as it is written "and it shall be, when the Egyptians see you, that they will say, this is his wife." Rather, "it shall go well for me" refers to the one who walks before you, meaning the Holy One, blessed be He, will do well for me in this world with wealth, "and my soul shall live in that world for your sake," so that you do not stray from the path of truth; for if I merit wealth through you in this world and you stray from the path, death awaits in that world; rather, guard yourself, so that my soul may live in that world for your sake.<br />
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And because that angel walked before her to guard her, what is written? "And the Lord plagued Pharaoh, etc., because of Sarai's matter" — certainly, for she would tell the angel to strike, and he would strike. Therefore Abraham feared nothing for her, since she was guarded; and what he feared, he feared for himself, for he did not see such protection with himself.<br />
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Come and see: ten times did Sarah command the angel to strike Pharaoh, and with ten plagues he was struck — a sign that Sarah made for her children after her in Egypt.<br />
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Rabbi Abba opened with the verse "as in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt, I will show him wonders," and taught that the Holy One, blessed be He, will in the future show redemption to His children as in those days when He sent to bring Israel out, and showed those plagues to Egypt, and struck them for Israel's sake. Come and see the difference between this redemption and the redemption of Egypt: the redemption of Egypt was under one king and one kingdom; here it will be against all the kings of the world, and then the Holy One, blessed be He, will be honored throughout the whole world, and all will know His dominion, and all will be struck with higher plagues, doubly so, because they all refused to release Israel.<br />
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And then the dominion of the Holy One, blessed be He, will be revealed, as it is written "and the Lord shall be King over all the earth"; and then all will bring Israel as an offering to the Holy One, blessed be He, as it is written "and they shall bring all your brethren, etc." Then the fathers will stand in joy to see the redemption of their children as before. And this is what is written again, "as in the days of your coming out of the land of Egypt, I will show him wonders," amen, so may it be; "blessed is the Lord forever, amen and amen; the Lord shall reign forever, amen and amen."<br />