Genesis 12:10

Conservative English Version

The crops failed, and there was no food anywhere in the land. So Abram and his wife Sarai went to live in Egypt for a while. But just before they got there, he said, "Sarai, you are really beautiful!

Cross References

Genesis 41:56

The famine became bad everywhere in Egypt, so Joseph opened the storehouses and sold the grain to the Egyptians.

Genesis 41:57

People from all over the world came to Egypt, because the famine was severe in their countries.

Genesis 42:5

So Jacob's sons joined others from Canaan who were going to Egypt because of the terrible famine.

Genesis 43:1

The famine in Canaan got worse,

Genesis 47:13

The famine was bad everywhere in Egypt and Canaan, and the people were suffering terribly.

2 Samuel 21:1

While David was king, there were three years in a row when the nation of Israel could not grow enough food. So David asked the LORD for help, and the LORD answered, "Saul and his family are guilty of murder, because he had the Gibeonites killed."

2 Kings 4:38

Later, Elisha went back to Gilgal, where there was almost nothing to eat, because the crops had failed. One day while the prophets who lived there were meeting with Elisha, he said to his servant, "Fix a big pot of stew for these prophets."

2 Kings 6:25

They kept up the attack until there was nothing to eat in the city. In fact, a donkey's head cost about two pounds of silver, and a small bowl of pigeon droppings cost about two ounces of silver.

Psalm 105:13

We wandered from nation to nation, from one country to another.

Psalm 107:34

flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt.

Psalm 34:19

The LORD's people may suffer a lot, but he will always bring them safely through.

Jeremiah 14:1

When there had been no rain for a long time, the LORD told me to say to the people:

John 16:33

I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

Acts 14:22

They encouraged the followers and begged them to remain faithful. They told them, "We have to suffer a lot before we can get into God's kingdom."

Acts 7:11

Everywhere in Egypt and Canaan the grain crops failed. There was terrible suffering, and our ancestors could not find enough to eat.

Ruth 1:1

Before Israel was ruled by kings, Elimelech from the tribe of Ephrath lived in the town of Bethlehem. His wife was named Naomi, and their two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. But when their crops failed, they moved to the country of Moab. And while they were there,