Genesis 42:5

New Century Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 12:10

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.

Genesis 26:1

Now there was a time of hunger in the land, besides the time of hunger that happened during Abraham’s life. So Isaac went to the town of Gerar to see Abimelech king of the Philistines.

Genesis 41:54

Then the seven years of hunger began, just as Joseph had said. In all the lands people had nothing to eat, but in Egypt there was food.

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.

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.”

Acts 11:28

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and spoke with the help of the Holy Spirit. He said, “A very hard time is coming to the whole world. There will be no food to eat.” (This happened when Claudius ruled.)

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.