Acts 7:11

Now a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan. It caused terrible misery, and our forefathers had no food.

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In The King James Version

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

In Context

10and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave him wisdom and helped him gain the favor of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and the royal household.

12When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt he sent our forefathers down on their first visit.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:5So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.

Genesis 45:5But don't be worried or get angry with yourselves that you sold me to be a slave here, because it was God who sent me ahead of you to save lives.

Genesis 47:13No food was left in the whole country because the famine had become so bad. Throughout Egypt and Canaan people were starving.

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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