A severe long-term absence of food, leading to disaster for the people affected in this way. Scripture provides examples of such famines, while also indicating the possibility and dangers of spiritual famine arising through disobedience or lack of faith.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.