Now the famine was severe in the land.

(Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)

There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay for a while because the famine was severe.

Chariots and horsemen also went up with him, so it was a very large entourage.

The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.

But there was no food in all the land because the famine was very severe; the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away because of the famine.

Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live as temporary residents in the land. There is no pasture for your servants’ flocks because the famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So now, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians.” That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.