Genesis 41:52-54

The Voice

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

⁵³ Eventually, the seven years of plenty in the land of Egypt came to an end, ⁵⁴ and the seven years of famine settled in, just as Joseph had predicted. Although the famine extended to all the surrounding lands, in Egypt there was still food stored away in the cities.