Bible Cross References
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Genesis 26:1
There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.
Genesis 42:5
The sons of Jacob came with others to buy grain, because there was famine in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 43:1
The famine in Canaan got worse,
Genesis 47:13
The famine was so severe that there was no food anywhere, and the people of Egypt and Canaan became weak with hunger.
Ruth 1:1
Long ago, in the days before Israel had a king, there was a famine in the land. So a man named Elimelech, who belonged to the clan of Ephrath and who lived in Bethlehem in Judah, went with his wife Naomi and their two sons Mahlon and Chilion to live for a while in the country of Moab. While they were living there,
2 Samuel 21:1
During David's reign there was a severe famine which lasted for three full years. So David consulted the LORD about it, and the LORD said, "Saul and his family are guilty of murder; he put the people of Gibeon to death."
1 Kings 17:1-18
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A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, "In the name of the LORD, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so."
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Then the LORD said to Elijah,
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"Leave this place and go east and hide yourself near Cherith Brook, east of the Jordan.
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The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there."
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Elijah obeyed the LORD's command, and went and stayed by Cherith Brook.
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He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.
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After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain.
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Then the LORD said to Elijah,
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"Now go to the town of Zarephath, near Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow who lives there to feed you."
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So Elijah went to Zarephath, and as he came to the town gate, he saw a widow gathering firewood. "Please bring me a drink of water," he said to her.
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And as she was going to get it, he called out, "And please bring me some bread, too."
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She answered, "By the living LORD your God I swear that I don't have any bread. All I have is a handful of flour in a bowl and a bit of olive oil in a jar. I came here to gather some firewood to take back home and prepare what little I have for my son and me. That will be our last meal, and then we will starve to death."
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"Don't worry," Elijah said to her. "Go on and prepare your meal. But first make a small loaf from what you have and bring it to me, and then prepare the rest for you and your son.
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For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The bowl will not run out of flour or the jar run out of oil before the day that I, the LORD, send rain.' "
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The widow went and did as Elijah had told her, and all of them had enough food for many days.
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As the LORD had promised through Elijah, the bowl did not run out of flour nor did the jar run out of oil.
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Some time later the widow's son got sick; he got worse and worse, and finally he died.
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She said to Elijah, "Man of God, why did you do this to me? Did you come here to remind God of my sins and so cause my son's death?"
2 Kings 4:38
Once, when there was a famine throughout the land, Elisha returned to Gilgal. While he was teaching a group of prophets, he told his servant to put a big pot on the fire and make some stew for them.
2 Kings 6:25
As a result of the siege the food shortage in the city was so severe that a donkey's head cost eighty pieces of silver, and half a pound of dove's dung cost five pieces of silver.
2 Kings 7:1-8
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Elisha answered, "Listen to what the LORD says! By this time tomorrow you will be able to buy in Samaria ten pounds of the best wheat or twenty pounds of barley for one piece of silver."
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The personal attendant of the king said to Elisha, "That can't happen---not even if the LORD himself were to send grain at once!" "You will see it happen, but you won't get to eat any of the food," Elisha replied.
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Four men who were suffering from a dreaded skin disease were outside the gates of Samaria, and they said to each other, "Why should we wait here until we die?
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It's no use going into the city, because we would starve to death in there; but if we stay here, we'll die also. So let's go to the Syrian camp; the worst they can do is kill us, but maybe they will spare our lives."
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So, as it began to get dark, they went to the Syrian camp, but when they reached it, no one was there.
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The Lord had made the Syrians hear what sounded like the advance of a large army with horses and chariots, and the Syrians thought that the king of Israel had hired Hittite and Egyptian kings and their armies to attack them.
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So that evening the Syrians had fled for their lives, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys, and leaving the camp just as it was.
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When the four men reached the edge of the camp, they went into a tent, ate and drank what was there, grabbed the silver, gold, and clothing they found, and went off and hid them; then they returned, entered another tent, and did the same thing.
Psalm 34:19
Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all;
Psalm 107:34
He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.
Jeremiah 14:1
The LORD said to me concerning the drought,
John 16:33
I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!"
Acts 7:11
Then there was a famine all over Egypt and Canaan, which caused much suffering. Our ancestors could not find any food,
Acts 14:22
They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. "We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God," they taught.
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Genesis 26:2
The LORD had appeared to Isaac and had said, "Do not go to Egypt; stay in this land, where I tell you to stay.
Genesis 26:3
Live here, and I will be with you and bless you. I am going to give all this territory to you and to your descendants. I will keep the promise I made to your father Abraham.
Genesis 43:1
The famine in Canaan got worse,
Genesis 46:3
"I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Genesis 46:4
I will go with you to Egypt, and I will bring your descendants back to this land. Joseph will be with you when you die."
2 Kings 8:1
Now Elisha had told the woman who lived in Shunem, whose son he had brought back to life, that the LORD was sending a famine on the land, which would last for seven years, and that she should leave with her family and go and live somewhere else.
2 Kings 8:2
She had followed his instructions and had gone with her family to live in Philistia for the seven years.
Psalm 105:13
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to another.