Genesis 41:57 describes all nations coming to Egypt for grain because the famine was severe—the context for why Israel’s sons went.

In Genesis 41:54, the seven years of famine begin—the exact famine that caused the sons to go to Egypt.

Genesis 43:1 continues the same famine narrative — the severe famine that forced the brothers to come to Egypt.

In Genesis 12:10, Abram also went to Egypt because of a famine—same pattern of seeking relief from famine in Canaan.

In Genesis 26:1, Isaac faced a famine and moved to Gerar—another patriarch responding to famine, though not Egypt.

In Acts 7:11, Stephen recounts the same famine that drove Jacob’s sons to Egypt, confirming the historical event.

Psalm 105:16 recounts the same famine — 'He called down famine on the land' — that caused the brothers to go to Egypt for grain.