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- This was probably the famine which took place in the fourth year of Claudius, which continued for several years, and in which, says Josephus, "many died for want of food." "And there shall ariseª° after¹ them² sevenª yearsª of famine;ª and all¹ the plentyª shall be forgottenª° in the landª of Egypt;ª and the famineª shall consumeª°¹ the land;ª ... And the plentyª shall not¹ be knownª° in the landª by reason² of¹¹ that¹ famineª following;ªª for¹ it¹ [shall be] veryª grievous.ª" {Gen 41:30-31} + "And Pharaohª saidª° unto¹ his servants,ª Can we findª° [such a one] as thisª [is], a manª in whomª the Spiritª of Godª [is]?" {Gen 41:38} + "And Elijahª the Tishbite,ª [who was] of the inhabitantsª¹ of Gilead,ª saidª° unto¹ Ahab,ª [As] the LORDª Godª of Israelª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° there shall not¹ be¹ dewª nor rainª these¹ years,ª but¹¹ accordingª to my word.ª ... [And] the barrelª of mealª wastedª° not,¹ neither¹ did the cruseª of oilª fail,²¹ according to the wordª of the LORD,ª which¹ he spakeª° byª Elijah.ª" {1Kg 17:1-16} + "Then spakeª° Elishaª unto¹ the woman,ª whose¹¹ sonª he had restored to life,ª° saying,ª° Arise,ª° and go²°¹ thou¹ and thine household,ª and sojournª° wheresoeverª thou canst sojourn:ª° for¹ the LORDª hath calledª° for a famine;ª and it shall also¹ comeª° upon¹ the landª sevenª years.ª ... And the womanª arose,ª° and didª° after the sayingª of the manª of God:ª and she¹ went²°¹ with her household,ª and sojournedª° in the landª of the Philistinesª sevenª years.ª" {2Kg 8:1-2}
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