Thematic Bible: Famines in
Thematic Bible
Canaan » Land of » Famines in
There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.
There was a famine in the land in the days when the judges ruled. And a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
There was a famine in the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while, because the famine was severe.
The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere. The people of Egypt and Canaan became weak with hunger.