Genesis 42:5

Good News Translation

The sons of Jacob came with others to buy grain, because there was famine in the land of Canaan.

Cross References

Genesis 12:10

But there was a famine in Canaan, and it was so bad that Abram went farther south to Egypt, to live there for a while.

Genesis 26:1

There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.

Genesis 41:54

and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every other country, but there was food throughout Egypt.

Genesis 41:57

People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

2 Samuel 21:1

During David's reign there was a severe famine which lasted for three full years. So David consulted the Lord about it, and the Lord said, “Saul and his family are guilty of murder; he put the people of Gibeon to death.” (

Acts 11:28

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and by the power of the Spirit predicted that a severe famine was about to come over all the earth. (It came when Claudius was emperor.)

Acts 7:11

Then there was a famine all over Egypt and Canaan, which caused much suffering. Our ancestors could not find any food,