Genesis 41:54

New Living Translation

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. The famine also struck all the surrounding countries, but throughout Egypt there was plenty of food.

Cross References

Genesis 41:27

The seven thin, scrawny cows that came up later and the seven thin heads of grain, withered by the east wind, represent seven years of famine.

Genesis 41:30

But afterward there will be seven years of famine so great that all the prosperity will be forgotten in Egypt. Famine will destroy the land.

Genesis 41:53

At last the seven years of bumper crops throughout the land of Egypt came to an end.

Genesis 42:2

I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”

Genesis 43:1

But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan.

Genesis 45:11

I will take care of you there, for there are still five years of famine ahead of us. Otherwise you, your household, and all your animals will starve.’”

Genesis 47:13

Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.

2 Kings 8:1

Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.”

Psalm 105:16

He called for a famine on the land of Canaan, cutting off its food supply.

Acts 7:11

“But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery, and our ancestors ran out of food.