Genesis 47:13

The Passion Translation

Now there was no food anywhere, for the famine was very severe. Both the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Cross References

Acts 7:11

“Then a devastating famine came over all of Egypt and Canaan, bringing great misery to the people, including our ancestors, who couldn’t find food.

Lamentations 4:9

Better are those killed by the sword than those killed by famine. They slowly starve to death for lack of food.

Jeremiah 9:12

Why is the land burned and destroyed, left like an uninhabited wilderness? Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is the prophet with a word from Yahweh to explain it?

Genesis 41:36

Store it all as food reserve for the people during the seven years of famine coming upon Egypt, so that the land will survive the famine.”