Thematic Bible: Instances of, in scripture
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the reign of ahab
And Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, By the living Lord, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
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And Ahab said to Obadiah, Come, let us go through all the country, to all the fountains of water and all the rivers, and see if there is any grass to be had for the horses and the transport beasts, so that we may be able to keep some of the beasts from destruction.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the days of joseph
And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end. Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread. And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it. read more.
And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.
And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt.
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the time of jeremiah
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah when there was no water.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the days of abraham
And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the reign of david
In the days of David they were short of food for three years, year after year; and David went before the Lord for directions. And the Lord said, On Saul and on his family there is blood, because he put the Gibeonites to death.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » During the siege of jerusalem
Now on the ninth day of the fourth month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » During the siege of samaria
And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the time of elisha
And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the days of isaac
Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » Before destruction of jerusalem
For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » After the captivity
And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » Of seven years foretold by elisha
Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had given back to life, Go now, with all the people of your house, and get a living-place for yourselves wherever you are able; for by the word of the Lord, there will be great need of food in the land; and this will go on for seven years.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the reign of claudius cæsar
And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.
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Famine » Instances of, in scripture » In the day of the judges
Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.
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