- Midian:
- "Then there passed²° by¹ Midianitesª¹ merchantmen;ª²° 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} + "Now when Pharaohª heardª° this¹¹ thing,ª he soughtª° to slayª°¹ Moses.ª But Mosesª fledª° from the faceª¹ of Pharaoh,ª and dweltª° in the landª of Midian:ª and he sat downª° by¹ a well.ª ... Now the priestª of Midianª had sevenª daughters:ª and they cameª° and drewª° [water], and filledª°¹ the troughsª to waterª° their father'sª flock.ª" {Exd 2:15-16} + "And Moabª saidª° unto¹ the eldersª of Midian,ª Now¹ shall this companyª lick upª°¹ all¹ [that are] round aboutª us, as the oxª licketh upª°¹ the grassª of the field.ª And Balakª the sonª of Zipporª [was] kingª of the Moabitesª at that¹ time.ª ... And the eldersª of Moabª and the eldersª of Midianª departed²°¹ with the rewards of divinationª in their hand;ª and they cameª° unto¹ Balaam,ª and spakeª° unto¹ him the wordsª of Balak.ª" {Num 22:4-7} + "And, behold,¹ oneª of the childrenª¹ of Israelª cameª° and broughtª° unto¹ his brethrenª¹ a Midianitish womanª in the sightª of Moses,ª and in the sightª of all¹ the congregationª of the childrenª of Israel,ª who¹ [were] weepingª° [before] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 25:6} + "Avengeªª° the childrenª of Israelª of¹¹ the Midianites:ª afterwardª shalt thou be gatheredª° unto¹ thy people.ª" {Num 31:2} + "And the childrenª of Israelª didª° evilª in the sightª of the LORD:ª and the LORDª deliveredª° them into the handª of Midianª sevenª years.ª ... And Israelª was greatlyª impoverishedª° becauseª¹ of the Midianites;ª and the childrenª of Israelª criedª° unto¹ the LORD.ª" {Jdg 6:1-6}
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