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Genesis 12.10:

Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to reside there as an alien, for the famine was severe in the land.

Genesis 26.1:

Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar, to King Abimelech of the Philistines.

Genesis 41.27:

The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, as are the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind. They are seven years of famine.

Genesis 41.30:

After them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; the famine will consume the land.

Genesis 41.31:

The plenty will no longer be known in the land because of the famine that will follow, for it will be very grievous.

Genesis 41.36:

That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to befall the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.’

Genesis 41.50:

Before the years of famine came, Joseph had two sons, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.

Genesis 41.54:

and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every country, but throughout the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 41.56:

And since the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses,^* and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41.57:

Moreover, all the world came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine became severe throughout the world.

Genesis 42.5:

Thus the sons of Israel were among the other people who came to buy grain, for the famine had reached the land of Canaan.

Genesis 42.19:

if you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here where you are imprisoned. The rest of you shall go and carry grain for the famine of your households,

Genesis 42.33:

Then the man, the lord of the land, said to us, “By this I shall know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me, take grain for the famine of your households, and go your way.

Genesis 43.1:

Now the famine was severe in the land.

Genesis 45.6:

For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are five more years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest.

Genesis 45.11:

I will provide for you there—since there are five more years of famine to come—so that you and your household, and all that you have, will not come to poverty.”

Genesis 47.4:

They said to Pharaoh, ‘We have come to reside as aliens in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now, we ask you, let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.’

Genesis 47.13:

Now there was no food in all the land, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Genesis 47.20:

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh. All the Egyptians sold their fields, because the famine was severe upon them; and the land became Pharaoh’s.