Acts 7:11

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܰܗܘܳܐ ܟ݁ܰܦ݂ܢܳܐ ܘܽܐܘܠܨܳܢܳܐ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ ܒ݁ܟ݂ܽܠܳܗ ܡܶܨܪܶܝܢ ܘܒ݂ܰܐܪܥܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܟ݂ܢܰܥܢ ܘܠܰܝܬ݁ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܠܡܶܣܒ݁ܰܥ ܠܰܐܒ݂ܳܗܳܬ݂ܰܢ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 41:54-57, Genesis 43:1, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 45:6, Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:13-15, Psalms 105:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:10 - was a Genesis 42:5 - for Genesis 47:4 - for the famine Psalms 105:23 - Israel

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt, and Canaan,.... This dearth, or famine, is said to be in all lands, Genesis 41:54 though only Egypt and Canaan are mentioned here, because the history is concerned with no other. The Jewish writers p speak of three lands particularly, which were affected with it, Phenicia, Arabia, and Palestine; and this famine in the land of Israel, they say q, which lasted seven years, was on account of the selling of Joseph into Egypt, as before observed. The Heathen writers make mention of this famine, particularly Justin r, who speaking of Joseph says, that he foresaw many years before the barrenness of the fields; and all Egypt would have perished with famine, had not the king, through his advice, ordered by an edict, that corn should be laid up for many years: this was the fifth of the ten famines, the Jews say have been, or shall be in the world s:

and great affliction; meaning the famine, which was very severe, and lasted a long time, even seven years: want of eating is called

עינוי, "affliction", by the Jews t; by which they mean fasting, which is a voluntary want of eating, or abstinence from it; and if that is an affliction, then much more want of food, or abstinence through necessity; compare 1 Timothy 5:10.

And our fathers found not sustenance; Jacob and his family could not get sufficient provision for them in the land of Canaan, where they then were, but were obliged to go to Egypt for it.

p Bereshit Rabba, sect. 90. fol. 78. 1. q Pirke Eliezer, c. 38. r Ex Trogo, l. 36. c. 2. s Targum in Ruth i. 1. t Moses Kotsensis Mitzvot Tora pr. Affirm. 32.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now there came a dearth - A famine, Genesis 41:54.

And Chanaan - Jacob was living at that time in Canaan.

Found no sustenance - No food; no means of living.