Genesis 41:56
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 41
“And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.”Genesis 41:56
What Does Genesis 41:56 Mean?
Genesis 41:56 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 41, verse 56 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Genesis 41:56 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 47:14“And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.”Genesis 41:57“And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.”Genesis 42:6“And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”Genesis 45:6“For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.”Genesis 41:35“And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.”Genesis 42:19“If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:”Isaiah 23:17“And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.”Zechariah 5:3“Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.”Luke 21:35“For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.”Acts 17:26“And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;”Genesis 41:30“And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;”
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