Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
They sat
Ishmeelites
General references
Bible References
They sat
Esther 3:15
The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Psalm 14:4
Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD?
Proverbs 30:20
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, "I have done no wrong."
Amos 6:6
who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
Ishmeelites
Genesis 37:28
Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.
Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Genesis 31:23
he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead.
Psalm 83:6
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites,
General references
Judges 8:6
And the officials of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"