Genesis 41:54

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Genesis 41:27

The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.

Genesis 41:30

And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;

Genesis 41:53

And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end.

Genesis 42:2

And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.

Genesis 43:1

Now the land was in bitter need of food.

Genesis 45:11

And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.

Genesis 47:13

Now there was no food to be had in all the land, so that all Egypt and Canaan were wasted from need of food.

2 Kings 8:1

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.

Psalm 105:16

And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

Acts 7:11

Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.