Genesis 41:54

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Summary

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

The seven

According

Genesis 41:30

And the dearth

General references

Genesis 43:1

Acts 7:11

Bible References

The seven

After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside those cows along the bank of the Nile.

There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.”’

He called down famine against the land
and destroyed the entire food supply.

Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

According

After them, seven years of famine will take place, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will devastate the land.

And the dearth

Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”

Now the famine in the land was severe.

There I will sustain you, for there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you, your household, and everything you have will become destitute.”’

But there was no food in that entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine.

General references

Now the famine in the land was severe.

Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.