Genesis 47:13
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 47
“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.”Genesis 47:13
What Does Genesis 47:13 Mean?
Genesis 47:13 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 47, verse 13 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 47:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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;”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.”Psalms 105:16“Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.”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 41:36“And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.”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.”1 Kings 18:5“And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.”Jeremiah 9:12“Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?”Jeremiah 14:1“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.”Lamentations 2:19“Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.”Lamentations 4:9“They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.”Joel 1:10“The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.”
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