Genesis 43:1 Cross References

Genesis 43:1

1: But there was no relief from the terrible famine throughout the land.

At that time there was a severe famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to wait it out.

Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There were crop failures in all the surrounding countries, too, but in Egypt there was plenty of grain in the storehouses.
Throughout the land of Egypt the people began to starve. They pleaded with Pharaoh for food, and he told them, "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."
So with severe famine everywhere in the land, Joseph opened up the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians.
And people from surrounding lands also came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph because the famine was severe throughout the world.

This, too, I carefully explored: Even though the actions of godly and wise people are in God's hands, no one knows whether or not God will show them favor in this life.
The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether they are righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who take oaths are treated like people who don't.

Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, `Can an old woman like me have a baby?'

So Jacob's sons arrived in Egypt along with others to buy food, for the famine had reached Canaan as well.

"But a famine came upon Egypt and Canaan. There was great misery for our ancestors, as they ran out of food.
Jacob heard that there was still grain in Egypt, so he sent his sons to buy some.
The second time they went, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and they were introduced to Pharaoh.

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