Genesis 37:25
The Scripture
(25) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter Jacob’s twelve brothers, fearing that Joseph will be killed for his beauty, sell him into slavery to the Ishmaelite traders. They later attempt to kill him, but Joseph is rescued and taken to Egypt, where he is hidden. The chapter sets up the theme of family betrayal and the promise of a future leader.
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Esther 3:15Psalms 14:4Proverbs 30:20Amos 6:6Genesis 37:28Genesis 37:36Genesis 16:11Genesis 16:12Genesis 25:1Genesis 25:2Genesis 25:3Genesis 25:4
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