The seven years of famine were sweeping over Egypt and the rest of the world. But Egypt had grain, for God had revealed the famine to Joseph before the seven years of plenty. When famine came to the land of Joseph's family, his brothers came to buy grain (Genesis 41:46--42:17).

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