Acts 7:11

"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.

Psalm 105:16

He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply.

Genesis 41:54-57

the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.

Genesis 42:5

Israel's sons went in a caravan that included others who were going to Egypt to buy grain, because the famine pervaded the land of Canaan, too.

Genesis 43:1

Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.

Genesis 45:5-6

"I'm your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt!" he told them. "But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.

Genesis 45:11

I'll provide for you there, since there are still five years of famine left to go, and you, your households, and everything you own would have otherwise become impoverished.

Genesis 47:13-15

Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine.

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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.

Bible References

General references

Genesis 41:54
the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.
Genesis 43:1
Meanwhile, the famine remained severe throughout the region.
Genesis 45:5
"I'm your brother Joseph, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt!" he told them. "But don't be distressed or angry at yourselves because you sold me here, because God sent me ahead of you all in order to deliver us.
Genesis 47:13
Meanwhile, there continued to be no food throughout the land, because the famine remained very severe. As a result, both Egypt and Canaan languished under the effects of the famine.
Psalm 105:16
He declared a famine on the land; destroying the entire food supply.

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