Genesis 37:25 meaning and explanation
And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
Genesis 37:25, Berean Standard Bible
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The brothers have just thrown Joseph into an empty cistern and now sit down to eat, callous indifference in the middle of betrayal. The caravan of Ishmaelites, traders from Gilead carrying spices, balm and myrrh, is heading down to Egypt, and its arrival turns murder into a sale.
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