Genesis 45:6

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The country has suffered from famine for two years already, but there will be five more years with no plowing or reaping.

Cross References

Genesis 37:2

This is the story of Jacob and his family. Joseph was seventeen, and helped look after the flock with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about some of the bad things his brothers were doing.

Genesis 41:35

They should collect all the food during the good years that are soon coming, and store the grain under Pharaoh's authority, keeping it under guard to provide food for the towns.

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was thirty when he started working for Pharaoh, king of Egypt. After he had left Pharaoh, Joseph traveled on an inspection tour throughout Egypt.

Genesis 41:53

The seven years of plenty in Egypt came to an end,

Genesis 41:54

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other countries but the whole of Egypt had food.

Genesis 41:56

The famine had spread all over the country so Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt. The famine was very bad in Egypt,

Genesis 47:18

But when that year was over, they came to him the next year and said, “My lord, we can't hide from you the fact that our money is gone and that you now own our livestock. All we have left to give you are our bodies and our land.

Genesis 47:23

Then Joseph told the people, “Listen to me! Now that I have bought you and your land for Pharaoh, I'm giving you some seed for you to sow the fields.

Exodus 34:21

You shall work for six days, but you shall rest on the seventh day. Even during the times of sowing and harvest you shall rest.

Isaiah 30:24

The oxen and donkeys that help cultivate the earth will eat good greens and grain, spread with fork and shovel.

Deuteronomy 21:4

Take the cow to a valley that has a stream running through it and whose ground has never been plowed or sown. Break the cow's neck there beside the stream.

1 Samuel 8:12

Some of them he will make commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some will have to plow his fields and reap his harvest. Some will be assigned to making weapons of war and chariot equipment.