Then there passed by Mid´i-anites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ish´maelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
And they arose out of Mid´i-an, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; El´iphaz the Te´manite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Na´amathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him, and to comfort him.
And Moab said unto the elders of Mid´i-an, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
And they slew the kings of Mid´i-an, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Mid´i-an: Ba´laam also the son of Be´or they slew with the sword.