Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

The ishmeelites

Bible References

Joseph

Genesis 37:36
And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an eunuch of Pharaoh chief of the cooks.
Genesis 45:4
And Joseph will say to his brethren, Come near now to me: and they will come near, and he will say, I am Joseph, your brother, whom ye sold me into Egypt
Psalm 105:17
He sent a man before them, Joseph, for a servant was he sold:
Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs having been jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

The ishmeelites

Genesis 37:25
And they will sit down to eat bread, and they will lift up their eyes, and will see, and behold travellers, Ishmaelites come from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfumes and balsam and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt