Genesis 43:1
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 43
“And the famine was sore in the land.”Genesis 43:1
What Does Genesis 43:1 Mean?
Genesis 43:1 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 43, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Genesis 43:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 26:5“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”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.”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.”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.”Acts 7:11“Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.”Genesis 18:13“And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?”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 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:”Ecclesiastes 9:1“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”Lamentations 5:10“Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.”2 Samuel 21:1“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.”
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