54 aand the seven years of famine began to come, bas Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
55 So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; awhatever he says to you, do.”
56 The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened1 all the storehouses and asold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.
57 aSo all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to bbuy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.
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Genesis 41:56
It is said in Genesis 41:56 that "the famine was all over the face of the earth." This was not a local famine as many, if not most, are; but it was far-reaching and very extensive. By the foresight and wisdom of Joseph, however, provision had been made in Egypt during the seven preceding years of plenty, so that the people of other parts sought and received supplies in Egypt. "All countries came into Egypt to buy corn."If all of the countries surrounding Egypt came to buy corn, they must have put away a lot of corn over those seven years. They had enough for their own nation as well as many other nations.
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