# Now

This word is used here to mark a new part of the story.

# a famine happened

"there was a famine" or "there was another famine"

# in the land

You can state explicitly the land to which this refers. AT: "in the land where Isaac and his family lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# that had been in the days of Abraham

"that had happened during Abraham's life" or "that had happened while Abraham was alive"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/famine]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/isaac]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abimelech]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/philistines]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gerar]]