"Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenanc…" — Acts 7:11

Acts 7:11 · KJV

“Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.”

— Acts 7:11

Verse 10

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Verse 12

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Acts 7 — Context

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

And at the second {time} Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

Cross References

Genesis 41:54-57

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Genesis 42:5

And the sons of Israel came to buy {corn} among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Psalms 105:16

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

Genesis 45:5-6

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. {nor...: Heb. neither let there be anger in your eyes}

Genesis 43:1

And the famine {was} sore in the land.

Genesis 45:11

And there will I nourish thee; for yet {there are} five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

Genesis 47:13-15

And {there was} no bread in all the land; for the famine {was} very sore, so that the land of Egypt and {all} the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.