Verse 11

Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 105:16 : 16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
  • Gen 41:54-57 : 54 Then came the first of the seven years of need as Joseph had said: and in every other land they were short of food; but in the land of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it. 56 And everywhere on the earth they were short of food; then Joseph, opening all his store-houses, gave the people of Egypt grain for money; so great was the need of food in the land of Egypt. 57 And all lands sent to Egypt, to Joseph, to get grain, for the need was great over all the earth.
  • Gen 42:5 : 5 And the sons of Israel came with all the others to get grain: for they were very short of food in the land of Canaan.
  • Gen 43:1 : 1 And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
  • Gen 45:5-6 : 5 Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives. 6 For these two years have been years of need, and there are still five more years to come in which there will be no ploughing or cutting of grain.
  • Gen 45:11 : 11 And there I will take care of you, so that you and your family may not be in need, for there are still five bad years to come.
  • Gen 47:13-15 : 13 Now there was no food to be had in all the land, so that all Egypt and Canaan were wasted from need of food. 14 And all the money in Egypt and in the land of Canaan which had been given for grain, came into the hands of Joseph: and he put it in Pharaoh's house. 15 And when all the money in Egypt and Canaan was gone, the Egyptians came to Joseph, and said, Give us bread; would you have us come to destruction before your eyes? for we have no more money.