The name Evi appears in Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21 as one of the five kings of Midian defeated by Israel under Moses. He is listed among those killed in the war of judgment against Midian for their role in seducing Israel into Baal worship at Peor (Numbers 25).
The judgment against the Midianite kings, including Evi, is a sobering reminder that those who lead others into spiritual adultery bear severe accountability before God. The Midianite conspiracy described in Numbers 25 — using women to lure Israelite men into sexual immorality and idol worship — resulted in 24,000 Israelite deaths. The subsequent judgment was divinely commanded and executed without mercy. This episode warns against spiritual compromise and the devastating consequences of leading God's people astray.