Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. Cross References Genesis 41:54 the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt. Genesis 42:5 So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan. Genesis 47:4 Then they said to Pharaoh, "We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen." Genesis 47:13 There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. Treasury of Scripture Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. Genesis 41:54-57 Genesis 43:1 Genesis 45:5,6,11 |