Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was heavy in the land.

And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

And all earth came to Joseph in Egypt to buy, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Now a famine and great distress came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no food.

Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and gave a sign through the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.