3 occurrences

'Famine' in the Bible

"The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs.

Verse ConceptsCaterpillarsInsectsLocustsMildewHelp In ShortageNations Attacking Israel

Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the Lord told Elijah, "Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground."

Verse ConceptsRainDivine DirectionGod Sending RainPeople Made KnownGod Controlling The Rain

So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

Bible Theasaurus

Scarcity (6 instances)
Shortage (6 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּפן 
Kaphan 
Usage: 2

רעב 
Ra`ab 
Usage: 101

רעבון 
R@abown 
Usage: 3

λιμός 
Limos 
Usage: 6

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