Genesis 41:52-54

International Standard Version

⁵² He named his second son Ephraim because, he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my troubles.”

The Famine Begins

⁵³ As soon as the seven years of abundance throughout the land of Egypt ended, ⁵⁴ the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted.^[a] It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.