Acts 7:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said [they would]; the famine was in all the [surrounding] lands, but in the land of Egypt there was bread (food).

Now the famine was very severe in the land [of Canaan].

Now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save life and preserve our family.

Now [in the course of time] there was no food in all the land, for the famine was distressingly severe, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan languished [in destitution and starvation] because of the famine.

And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt];
He cut off every source of bread.