Acts 7:11

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Summary

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

General references

Genesis 41:54
Genesis 43:1

Genesis 45:5
Genesis 47:13

Psalm 105:16

Bible References

General references

and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Now the famine was severe in the land.

Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Now there was no food in all the land, because the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

And He called for a famine upon the land;
He broke the whole staff of bread.