Dearth (Easton)

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A scarcity of provisions (1 Kings 17 ). There were frequent dearths in Palestine. In the days of Abram there was a 'famine in the land' (Genesis 12:10 ), so also in the days of Jacob (47:4,13). We read also of dearths in the time of the judges (Ruth 1:1 ), and of the kings (2 Samuel 21:1; 1 Kings"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter D Bible Dictionaries Dearth Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Deal, Tenth Next Entry Death Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Thompson Chain Reference Dearth Dictionaries Easton's Bible Dictionary Dearth Hastings' NT Dictionary Dearth King James Dictionary Dearth Smith Bible Dictionary Dearth Vines' Expository Dictionary Dearth Webster Dictionary Dearth Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Dearth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Dearth Lexicons λιμός אֶפֶס , אֹפֶס בַּצָּרָה , בַּצֹּרֶת רָעָב A scarcity of provisions ( 1 Kings 17 ). There were frequent dearths in Palestine. In the days of Abram there was a "famine in the land" ( Genesis 12:10 ), so also in the days of Jacob (47:4,13). We read also of dearths in the time of the judges ( Ruth 1:1 ), and of the kings ( 2 Samuel 21:1 ; 1 Kings 18:2 ; 2 Kings 4:38 ; 8:1 ). In New Testament times there was an extensive famine in Palestine ( Acts 11:28 ) in the fourth year of the reign of the emperor Claudius (A.D. 44,45).

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