Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
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Bible References
Give me
Genesis 24:22
After the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing half a shekel, and for her wrists two bracelets weighing 10 shekels of gold.
Exodus 12:35
The Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing.
Exodus 32:3
So all the people took off the gold rings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron.
1 Peter 3:3
Your beauty should not consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments or fine clothes.
Because
Genesis 16:10
The Angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count.”
Genesis 25:13
These are the names of Ishmael’s sons; their names according to the family records are: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat a meal. They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.
1 Samuel 25:11
Am I supposed to take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t know where they are from.”
1 Kings 20:11
The king of Israel answered, “Say this: ‘Don’t let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’”
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Exodus 32:2
Then Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.”