Genesis 12:10
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Cross-references
In Genesis 26:2, God explicitly forbids Isaac from going to Egypt during famine — the very thing Abram did on his own initiative. God redirects Isaac to stay in Canaan.
In Genesis 26:3, God tells Isaac to sojourn in Canaan with a blessing and promise, contrasting with Abram who left Canaan for Egypt without such assurance.
In 42:5, famine in Canaan drives Jacob's sons to Egypt for grain, echoing Abram's flight to Egypt for the same reason.
In Genesis 46:3, God explicitly commands Jacob to go down to Egypt — a divinely sanctioned departure, unlike Abram's self-initiated flight from famine.
In 26:1, Isaac faces famine just as Abraham did — the text even references the earlier famine. Same pattern: famine drives a patriarch to migrate.
In Genesis 46:4, God promises Jacob 'I will go down with you to Egypt,' offering divine accompaniment and return — assurance Abram lacked when he went on his own.
In Genesis 47:4, Jacob tells Pharaoh they came to sojourn in Egypt because famine struck Canaan — the same pattern of migration due to famine.
In 47:13, famine is so severe that even Egypt suffers — ironic since Egypt was Abram's refuge from the earlier famine.
In Psalm 105:13, the psalmist recalls the patriarchs wandering among nations and kingdoms — the pattern of sojourning that began with Abram's journey.
In 1 Chronicles 16:20, the psalm recounts the patriarchs wandering 'from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another' — echoing Abram's journey.
In 2 Sam 21:1, a three-year famine strikes Israel. Same theme of famine in the land, though David responds with prayer rather than migration.
In 2 Kings 8:2, the Shunammite woman also sojourns abroad due to famine, echoing Abram's flight. Both leave their homeland seeking survival.
2 Kings 8:1 warns of impending famine, similar to how Abram acted on famine in Canaan.
In 2 Kings 7:1, Elisha prophesies famine's end, contrasting with Abram's immediate flight to Egypt during scarcity.
In 1 Kgs 17:1, Elijah announces drought as divine judgment — famine in the land, though now as a prophetic act rather than natural occurrence.
In Ruth 1:1, famine in Bethlehem drives Elimelech's family to Moab — same pattern of famine-induced displacement.
2 Kings 6:25 describes extreme famine during siege, echoing the desperation that drove Abram to Egypt.
In 2 Kings 4:38, Elisha addresses famine by ordering food for prophets, showing a different response to scarcity than Abram's migration.
Jeremiah 14:1 addresses drought and famine, similar to the scarcity that moved Abram to Egypt.