Genesis 41:57

Geneva Bible (1560)

And all countries came to Egypt to bye corne of Ioseph, because the famine was sore in all landes.

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  • Gen 42:5 : 5 And the sonnes of Israel came to bye foode among them that came: for there was famine in the land of Canaan.
  • Gen 41:54 : 54 Then began the seuen yeeres of famine to come, according as Ioseph had saide: and the famine was in all landes, but in all the land of Egypt was bread.
  • Gen 41:56 : 56 When the famine was vpon all the land, Ioseph opened all places, wherein the store was, and solde vnto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
  • Gen 42:1 : 1 Then Iaakob saw that there was foode in Egypt, and Iaakob said vnto his sonnes, Why gaze ye one vpon an other?
  • Gen 50:20 : 20 When ye thought euill against mee, God disposed it to good, that he might bring to passe, as it is this day, and saue much people aliue.
  • Deut 9:28 : 28 Lest the countrey, whence thou broughtest them, say, Because ye Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, or because he hated them, he caried them out, to slay them in the wildernesse.
  • Ps 105:16-17 : 16 Moreouer, he called a famine vpon ye land, and vtterly brake the staffe of bread. 17 But he sent a man before them: Ioseph was solde for a slaue.

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  • Gen 41:53-56
    4 verses
    89%

    53So the seuen yeeres of the plentie that was in the land of Egypt were ended.

    54Then began the seuen yeeres of famine to come, according as Ioseph had saide: and the famine was in all landes, but in all the land of Egypt was bread.

    55At the length all the lande of Egypt was affamished, and the people cryed to Pharaoh for bread; Pharaoh said vnto all the Egyptians, Goe to Ioseph: what he sayth to you, doe ye.

    56When the famine was vpon all the land, Ioseph opened all places, wherein the store was, and solde vnto the Egyptians: for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

  • Gen 42:5-6
    2 verses
    85%

    5And the sonnes of Israel came to bye foode among them that came: for there was famine in the land of Canaan.

    6Now Ioseph was gouerner of the land, who solde to all the people of the lande: then Iosephs brethren came, & bowed their face to the groud before him.

  • Gen 47:12-15
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    82%

    12And Ioseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his fathers houshold with bread, euen to the yong children.

    13Now there was no bread in all the land: for the famine was exceeding sore: so that the land of Egypt, and the land of Canaan were famished by reason of the famine.

    14And Ioseph gathered all the money, that was found in the land of Egypt, & in the land of Canaan, for the corne which they bought, & Ioseph layd vp the money in Pharaohs house.

    15So when money fayled in the lande of Egypt, and in the lande of Canaan, then all the Egyptians came vnto Ioseph, and sayde, Giue vs bread: for why should we dye before thee? for our money is spent.

  • Gen 43:1-2
    2 verses
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    1Now great famine was in the land.

    2And when they had eaten vp the vitaile, which they had brought from Egypt, their father sayd vnto them, Turne againe, and bye vs a little foode.

  • Gen 47:18-20
    3 verses
    81%

    18But when the yeere was ended, they came vnto him the next yeere, and sayd vnto him, We will not hide from my lord, that since our money is spent, and my lord hath the heards of the cattel, there is nothing left in the sight of my lorde, but our bodies and our ground.

    19Why shall we perish in thy sight, both we, and our land? bye vs and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bonde to Pharaoh: therefore giue vs seede, that we may liue and not dye, and that the land go not to waste.

    20So Ioseph bought all the lande of Egypt for Pharaoh: for the Egyptians solde euery man his ground because the famine was sore vpon the: so the land became Pharaohs.

  • Gen 41:35-36
    2 verses
    80%

    35Also let them gather all the foode of these good yeeres that come, and lay vp corne vnder the hand of Pharaoh for foode, in the cities, and let them keepe it.

    36So the foode shall be for the prouision of the lande, against the seuen yeeres of famine, which shalbe in the lande of Egypt, that the land perish not by famine.

  • Acts 7:11
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    11Then came there a famine ouer all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction, that our fathers found no sustenance.

  • Gen 42:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Then Iaakob saw that there was foode in Egypt, and Iaakob said vnto his sonnes, Why gaze ye one vpon an other?

    2And he said, Behold, I haue heard that there is foode in Egypt, Get you downe thither, & bie vs foode thence, that we may liue and not die.

    3So went Iosephs ten brethren downe to bye corne of the Egyptians.

  • Gen 41:29-31
    3 verses
    77%

    29Beholde, there come seuen yeeres of great plentie in all the land of Egypt.

    30Againe, there shall arise after them seuen yeeres of famine, so that all the plentie shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land:

    31Neither shall the plentie bee knowen in the land, by reason of this famine that shall come after: for it shalbe exceeding great.

  • Gen 41:47-48
    2 verses
    77%

    47And in the seuen plenteous yeres the earth brought foorth store.

    48And hee gathered vp all the foode of the seuen plenteous yeeres, which were in the lande of Egypt, and layde vp foode in the cities: the foode of the fielde, that was round about euery citie, layde he vp in the same.

  • Gen 12:10
    74%

    10Then there came a famine in the land: therefore Abram went downe into Egypt to soiourne there: for there was a great famine in the lande.