Midianites
Midianite merchants pass Joseph's brothers at Dothan, pull Joseph from the well, and sell him on to Egypt in Genesis 37.
- Meaning
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- Occupation
- Merchants
- First mention
- Genesis 37:28
Scripture references
- Genesis 37:28
Now some Midianite merchants were passing, and they pulled Joseph out of the well. They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver, and these men took Joseph to Egypt.
- Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials and commander of the guard.