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25 Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.

Passage themes

Eating without remorse — And they sat down to eat bread
The descendants of Ishmael — behold, a company of Ishmeelites
A balm to heal — came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt

Notes and references

37:25 Job 6:19; Isa. 21:13
37:25 [ver. 28, 36; ch. 39:1]
37:25 ch. 43:11; Jer. 8:22; 46:11

Events in this chapter

37.2 — Joseph trahi, vendu par ses frères

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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