en_tw/bible/other/famine.md

# famine, famines #

## Definition: ##

The term "famine" refers to an extreme lack of food throughout a country or region, usually due to not enough rain.

* Food crops can fail from natural causes such as lack of rain, crop disease, or insects.
* Food shortages can also be caused by people, such as enemies who detroy crops.
* In the Bible, God often caused famine as a way to punish nations when they sinned against him.
* In Amos 8:11 the term "famine" is used figuratively to refer to a time when God punished his people by not speaking to them. This could be translated with the word for "famine" in your language, or with a phrase such as "extreme lack" or "severe deprivation."

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 21:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/21/11)
* [Acts 07:11](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/11)
* [Genesis 12:10](rc://en/tn/help/gen/12/10)
* [Genesis 45:06](rc://en/tn/help/gen/45/06)
* [Jeremiah 11:21-23](rc://en/tn/help/jer/11/21)
* [Luke 04:25](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/25)
* [Matthew 24:08](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/08)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H3720, H7458, H7459, G3042
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added version 1 2017-04-15 17:22:54 +00:00			`* In the Bible, God often caused famine as a way to punish nations when they sinned against him.`
added master from April 12, 2017 2017-04-15 17:25:45 +00:00			`* In Amos 8:11 the term "famine" is used figuratively to refer to a time when God punished his people by not speaking to them. This could be translated with the word for "famine" in your language, or with a phrase such as "extreme lack" or "severe deprivation."`
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			`## Bible References: ##`

Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [1 Chronicles 21:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/21/11)`
Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Acts 07:11](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/11)`
			`* [Genesis 12:10](rc://en/tn/help/gen/12/10)`
Re-do update to tW for tN verse-specific links 2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00			`* [Genesis 45:06](rc://en/tn/help/gen/45/06)`
Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [Jeremiah 11:21-23](rc://en/tn/help/jer/11/21)`
Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Luke 04:25](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/25)`
Re-do update to tW for tN verse-specific links 2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00			`* [Matthew 24:08](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/08)`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Fixed atx header spacing 2017-11-29 19:05:45 +00:00			`## Word Data: ##`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Strong's numbers added 2017-06-26 19:16:55 +00:00			`* Strong's: H3720, H7458, H7459, G3042`