People group
Ishmaelites
people group
Desert caravan traders descended from Ishmael who bought Joseph from his brothers and carried him to Egypt.
8 appearances4 Bible books2 known aliases
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Descendants of , 's son by , associated with desert caravan trade and the regions east and south of . They appear most memorably as the traders who buy Joseph from his brothers and carry him to Egypt. Later texts group them with Edom, , and the as adversaries on Israel's frontier.
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