Acts 7:11
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 7
“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
What Does Acts 7:11 Mean?
Acts 7:11 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 7, verse 11 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Acts 7:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 105:23“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”Genesis 41:54“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.”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 105:16“Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.”Genesis 43:1“And the famine was sore in the land.”Genesis 45:5“Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.”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 47:4“They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”Genesis 12:10“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.”
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