"there was a famine" or "there was another famine." See how you translated this in [Genesis 26:1](./01.md).
## in the land ##
Which land this refers to can be stated explicitly: "in the land where Isaac and his family lived." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
## that had been in the days of Abraham ##
The phrase "in the days" here refers to when Abraham lived. Alternate translation: "that had happened during Abraham's life." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])