Cross Reference GENESIS 37:25 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

{Genesis 37:25} And they sat down 3427 z8799 to eat 398 z8800 bread: 3899 and they lifted up 5375 z8799 their eyes 5869 and looked, 7200 z8799 and, behold, x2009 a company 736 of Ishmeelites 3459 came 935 z8802 from Gilead 1568 x4480 with their camels 1581 bearing 5375 z8802 spicery 5219 and balm 6875 and myrrh, 3910 going 1980 z8802 to carry [it] down 3381 z8687 to Egypt. 4714

they sat:
"The postsª ° went out,ª ° being hastenedª ° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª ° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª ° to drink;ª ° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª °" {Est 3:15} + "Have all¹ the workersª ° of iniquityª no¹ knowledge?ª ° who eat upª ° my peopleª [as] they eatª ° bread,ª and callª ° not¹ upon the LORD.ª" {Psa 14:4} + "Such¹ [is] the wayª of an adulterousª ° woman;ª she eateth,ª ° and wipethª ° her mouth,ª and saith,ª ° I have doneª ° no¹ wickedness.ª" {Prv 30:20} + "That drinkª ° wineª in bowls,ª and anointª ° themselves with the chiefª ointments:ª but they are not¹ grievedª ° for¹ the afflictionª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 6:6}

Ishmeelites:
"Then there passed² ° by¹ Midianitesª ¹ merchantmen;ª ² ° and they drewª ° and lifted upª °¹ Josephª out of¹ the pit,ª and soldª °¹ Josephª to the Ishmeelitesª for twentyª [pieces] of silver:ª and they broughtª °¹ Josephª into Egypt.ª" {Gen 37:28} + "And the Midianitesª soldª ° him into¹ Egyptª unto Potiphar,ª an officerª of Pharaoh's,ª [and] captainª of the guard.ª" {Gen 37:36} + "And the angelª of the LORDª saidª ° unto her, Behold,ª thou [art] with child,ª and shalt bearª ° a son,ª and shalt callª ° his nameª Ishmael;ª because¹ the LORDª hath heardª °¹ thy affliction.ª ... And he¹ will be¹ a wildª man;ª his handª [will be] against every man,¹ and every man's¹ handª against him; and he shall dwellª ° in the presenceª ¹ of all¹ his brethren.ª" {Gen 16:11-12} + "Then againª ° Abrahamª tookª ° a wife,ª and her nameª [was] Keturah.ª ... And the sonsª of Midian;ª Ephah,ª and Epher,ª and Hanoch,ª and Abida,ª and Eldaah.ª All¹ these¹ [were] the childrenª of Keturah.ª" {Gen 25:1-4} + "These¹ [are] the sonsª of Ishmael,ª and these¹ [are] their names,ª by their towns,ª and by their castles;ª twelveª ª princesª according to their nations.ª ... And they dweltª ° from Havilahª ¹ unto¹ Shur,ª that¹ [is] beforeª ¹ Egypt,ª as thou goestª ° toward Assyria:ª [and] he diedª ° in¹ the presenceª of all¹ his brethren.ª" {Gen 25:16-18} + "And he tookª °¹ his brethrenª with¹ him, and pursuedª ° after¹ him² sevenª days'ª journey;ª and they overtookª ° him in the mountª Gilead.ª" {Gen 31:23} + "The tabernaclesª of Edom,ª and the Ishmaelites;ª of Moab,ª and the Hagarenes;ª" {Psa 83:6}

Gilead:
"So he¹ fledª ° with all¹ that¹ he had; and he rose up,ª ° and passed overª °¹ the river,ª and setª °¹ his faceª [toward] the mountª Gilead.ª" {Gen 31:21} + "And their fatherª Israelª saidª ° unto¹ them, If¹ [it must be] so¹ now,ª doª ° this;¹ takeª ° of the best fruitsª ¹ in the landª in your vessels,ª and carry downª ° the manª a present,ª a littleª balm,ª and a littleª honey,ª spices,ª and myrrh,ª nuts,ª and almonds:ª" {Gen 43:11} + "[Is there] no¹ balmª in Gilead;ª [is there] no¹ physicianª ° there?¹ why¹ thenª is not¹ the healthª of the daughterª of my peopleª recovered?ª °" {Jer 8:22}

spicery:
Nechoth, is rendered by the LXX "incense;" Syriac, "resin;" Samaritan, "balsam;" Acquila, "storax;" which is followed by Bochart. This drug is abundant in Syria, and here Moses joins with it resin, honey, and myrrh; which agrees with the nature of the storax, which is the resin of a tree of the same name, of a reddish colour, and peculiarly pleasant fragrance.

balm:
Tzeri, which in Arabic, as a verb, is to flow, seems to be a common name, as balm or balsam with us, for many of those oily, resinous substances, which flow spontaneously, or by incision, from various trees or plants; accordingly the ancients have generally interpreted it resin.

myrrh:
Lot, is probably, as Junius, Deut. Dieu, Celsius, and Ursinus contend, the same as the Arabic ladan, Greek λαδανον, and Latin ladanum.

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