"And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine {was} grievous in th…" — Genesis 12:10

Genesis 12:10 · KJV

“And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine {was} grievous in the land.”

— Genesis 12:10

Verse 9

And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. {going...: Heb. in going and journeying}

Verse 11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou {art} a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 12 — Context

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, {having} Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. {going...: Heb. in going and journeying}

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine {was} grievous in the land.

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou {art} a fair woman to look upon:

Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This {is} his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

Cross References

Genesis 43:1

And the famine {was} sore in the land.

Genesis 26:1-3

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

1 Kings 17:1-18

And Elijah the Tishbite, {who was} of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, {As} the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. {Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias}

Jeremiah 14:1

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. {the dearth: Heb. the words of the dearths, or, restraints}

2 Kings 7:1-8

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time {shall} a measure of fine flour {be sold} for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

Genesis 47:13

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.

Psalms 105:13

When they went from one nation to another, from {one} kingdom to another people;

Ruth 1:1

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. {ruled: Heb. judged}