Genesis 41:54
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.
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- Acts 7:11 : 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.
- Ps 105:16 : 16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
- 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 41:30 : 30 And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;
- Gen 42:2 : 2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
- Gen 42:5-6 : 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. 6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
- 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 47:13 : 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.
- Gen 41:3-4 : 3 And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows. 4 And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.
- Gen 41:6-7 : 6 And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind. 7 And the seven thin heads made a meal of the good heads. And when Pharaoh was awake he saw it was a dream.
- Gen 41:27 : 27 The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.
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- Gen 41:55-573 verses86%
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 47:12-154 verses84%
12 And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.
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.
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53 And so the seven good years in Egypt came to an end.
- Gen 41:35-362 verses84%
35 And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.
36 And let that food be kept in store for the land till the seven bad years which are to come in Egypt; so that the land may not come to destruction through need of food.
- Gen 41:29-313 verses83%
29 Seven years are coming in which there will be great wealth of grain in Egypt;
30 And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;
31 And men will have no memory of the good time because of the need which will come after, for it will be very bitter.
- Gen 43:1-22 verses80%
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.
2 And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.
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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.
- Gen 41:46-483 verses78%
46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
47 Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses.
48 And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.
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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.
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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.
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27 The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.
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16 And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.
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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.
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2 And he said, I have had news that there is grain in Egypt: go down there and get grain for us, so that life and not death may be ours.
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20 So Joseph got all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh; for every Egyptian gave up his land in exchange for food, because of their great need; so all the land became Pharaoh's.