Thematic Bible: Famines in


Thematic Bible



Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfAppearances Of God In OtTimes Of People

There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.” Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfFamine, Examples OfFace Of GodGod's Activity In IsraelAnger Of God, Examples OfThree YearsFound GuiltyFamily Problemssaul

In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfJudgesRefugeesSojourningJudging IsraelTimes Of People

Now there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive and severe. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfFamine, Kinds OfempiresSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfAbraham, Calling And LifeSojourning

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. Verse ConceptsFaintingWithout Strength