Genesis 12:10

New Century Version

At this time there was not much food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live because there was so little food.

Cross References

Genesis 41:56

The hunger was everywhere in that part of the world. And Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the people of Egypt, because the time of hunger became terrible in Egypt.

Genesis 41:57

And all the people in that part of the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the hunger was terrible everywhere in that part of the world.

Genesis 42:5

Along with many other people, the sons of Israel went to Egypt to buy grain, because the people in the land of Canaan were also hungry.

Genesis 43:1

Still no food grew in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 47:13

The hunger became worse, and since there was no food anywhere in the land, Egypt and Canaan became very poor.

2 Samuel 21:1

During the time David was king, there was a shortage of food that lasted for three years. So David prayed to the Lord. The Lord answered, “Saul and his family of murderers are the reason for this shortage, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a shortage of food in the land. While the groups of prophets were sitting in front of him, he said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and boil some stew for these men.”

2 Kings 6:25

There was a shortage of food in Samaria. It was so bad that a donkey’s head sold for about two pounds of silver, and half of a pint of dove’s dung sold for about two ounces of silver.

Psalm 105:13

They went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another.

Psalm 107:34

He made fertile land salty, because the people there did evil.

Psalm 34:19

People who do what is right may have many problems, but the Lord will solve them all.

Jeremiah 14:1

These are the words that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah about the time when there was no rain:

John 16:33

“I told you these things so that you can have peace in me. In this world you will have trouble, but be brave! I have defeated the world.”

Acts 14:22

making the followers of Jesus stronger and helping them stay in the faith. They said, “We must suffer many things to enter God’s kingdom.”

Acts 7:11

“Then all the land of Egypt and Canaan became so dry that nothing would grow, and the people suffered very much. Jacob’s sons, our ancestors, could not find anything to eat.

Ruth 1:1

Long ago when the judges ruled Israel, there was a shortage of food in the land.