5 Bible Verses about Famine, Examples Of

Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.

There were, doubtless, many widows in Israel in Elijah's days, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, and a severe famine prevailed throughout the country;

One of them, named Agabus, came forward and, under the influence of the Spirit, foretold a great famine that was to spread over all the world--a famine which occurred in the reign of Claudius.

For 'nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,' and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food. Hearing, however, that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob sent our ancestors there on their first visit. In the course of their second visit, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.