-Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah Genesis 25:1, 2, 4; I Chronicles 1:32, 33 -Called ISHMAELITES Genesis 37:25, 28; Judges 8:24 -Were merchantmen Genesis 37:28 -Buy Joseph and sell him to Potiphar Genesis 37:28, 36 -Defeated by the Israelites under Phineas -Five of their kings killed -The women taken captive -Cities burned; -And rich spoil taken Numbers 31 -Defeated by Gideon Judges 6; 7; 8 -Owned multitudes of camels, and dromedaries, and large quantities of gold Isaiah 60:6 -A snare to the Israelites Numbers 25:16-18 -Prophecies concerning Isaiah 60:6; Habakkuk 3:7
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