And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. The earth brought forth by handfuls - This probably refers principally to rice, as it grows in tufts, a great number of stalks proceeding from the same seed. In those years the Nile probably rose sixteen cubits; See Clarke on Genesis 41:31 (note).
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Genesis 41:47
47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.