Bible Person

Evi

Meaning: unjust · Male · 2 cross references

Evi is one of the Midianite kings defeated in the campaign recorded in Numbers and remembered again in Joshua. He belongs to the hostile coalition overcome as Israel advances toward inheritance. First appears in Num 31:8.1

AI summary: Evi matters because the cross references place him among the Midianite rulers whose defeat marks a decisive act of judgment against those aligned against Israel. His name becomes part of the memory of God's protection and Israel's movement toward possession of the land. Taken together, the material presents Evi as a Midianite king whose fall contributes to the remembered victories on Israel's way to inheritance.1

Central Figure

Evi

Meaning: unjust