Verse 25

When they sat down to eat their food, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 43:11 : 11 Then their father Israel said to them,“If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man– a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  • Gen 37:28 : 28 So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.
  • Jer 8:22 : 22 There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health?
  • Gen 37:36 : 36 Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
  • Gen 16:11-12 : 11 Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your painful groans. 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers.”
  • Gen 25:1-4 : 1 The Death of Abraham Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. The descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
  • Gen 25:16-18 : 16 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps– twelve princes according to their clans. 17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. 18 His descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to Egypt all the way to Asshur. They settled away from all their relatives.
  • Gen 31:21 : 21 He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
  • Gen 31:23 : 23 So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.
  • Esth 3:15 : 15 The messengers scurried forth with the king’s order. The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar!
  • Ps 14:4 : 4 All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.
  • Ps 83:6 : 6 It includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
  • Prov 30:20 : 20 This is the way of an adulterous woman: she has eaten and wiped her mouth and has said,“I have not done wrong.”
  • Gen 39:1 : 1 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.
  • Jer 46:11 : 11 Go up to Gilead and get medicinal ointment, you dear poor people of Egypt. But it will prove useless no matter how much medicine you use; there will be no healing for you.
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.