Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah
Genesis 25:1,2,4; 1 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
