Genesis 47:13

Translations

Modern

There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And there was no bread in all the earth, for the famine was very severe. And the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

Latin

In toto enim orbe panis deerat, et oppresserat fames terram, maxime Ægypti et Chanaan.

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English

There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.

Notes

Genesis 47:13–26

The Lord blessed Pharaoh because Pharaoh was blessing Abraham’s descendants (12:3). Through Joseph’s smart management in Egypt, the Lord saved the people from hunger and helped Pharaoh prosper. During the famine, Joseph sold food to the Egyptians, accepting money, livestock, and eventually land as payment. Then Pharaoh owned almost all of Egypt. Meanwhile, God gave Israel some of the best land in Egypt where they could live, work, and multiply.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Blessing Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Acts 7:11
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Lamentations 4:9
Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
Joel 1:10–12
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
Jeremiah 9:12
Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?
1 Kings 18:5
Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”
Jeremiah 14:1–6
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Genesis 41:30–31
…but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.
Lamentations 2:19–20
Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Book of Exodus Cattle Egypt, Egyptian Famine Genesis, Book of Goshen Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the Tax, Taxation The Flood

Topics

Canaan: Land of Famines In Egypt: Israel in Joseph Enriches the King Extortion: Pharaoh in Exacting of the Egyptians Lands and Persons, for Corn (Grain) Famine: Caused: Faintness Joseph: Sells the Stores of Food to the People of Egypt Usurpation: Usurpation of Executive Power in the Plan of Joseph to Dispossess the Egyptians of Their Real and Personal Property

Genesis 47:13

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