Genesis 41:27
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27 And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are (A)seven years of famine.
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Genesis 41:57
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57 (A)So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to (B)buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.
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Genesis 42:5
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5 And the sons of Israel went to buy grain among those who journeyed, for the famine was (A)in the land of Canaan.
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Genesis 43:1
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Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin
43 Now the famine was (A)severe in the land.
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Genesis 47:4
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4 And they said to Pharaoh, (A)“We have come to dwell in the land, because your servants have no pasture for their flocks, (B)for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please let your servants (C)dwell in the land of Goshen.”
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Genesis 47:13
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Joseph Deals with the Famine
13 Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, (A)so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.
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Ruth 1:1
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2 Samuel 21:1
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David Avenges the Gibeonites
21 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David (A)inquired of the Lord. And the Lord answered, “It is because of Saul and his [a]bloodthirsty house, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
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- 2 Samuel 21:1 Lit. house of bloodshed
2 Kings 8:1
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The King Restores the Shunammite’s Land
8 Then Elisha spoke to the woman (A)whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord (B)has called for a (C)famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.”
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Psalm 105:19
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19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
(A)The word of the Lord tested him.
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