Daniel Whedon ABRAM IN EGYPT, Genesis 12:10-20. 10. Famine in the land Famine comes on him in the land of promise, and thus his faith is sorely tried . Not only were idolaters in possession of the ground on which he pitched his tents, but famine comes also . Canaan is watered by periodic rains; when they fail the ground dries up, and scarcity becomes no uncommon event . But Egypt, being watered by the regular overflow of the Nile, which was utilized by artificial irrigation, was rarely afflicted with... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 12:10
ABRAM IN EGYPT, Genesis 12:10-20. 10. Famine in the land Famine comes on him in the land of promise, and thus his faith is sorely tried . Not only were idolaters in possession of the ground on which he pitched his tents, but famine comes also . Canaan is watered by periodic rains; when they fail the ground dries up, and scarcity becomes no uncommon event . But Egypt, being watered by the regular overflow of the Nile, which was utilized by artificial irrigation, was rarely afflicted with... read more