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(Encyclopedia)Jetur jēˈtər [key], in the Bible, son of Ishmael, eponymous founder of Ituraea. ...Naphish
(Encyclopedia)Naphish nāˈfĭsh [key], in the Bible, son of Ishmael. It is also spelled Nephish. ...Ephai
(Encyclopedia)Ephai ēˈfāī [key], in the Bible, man whose sons were massacred in Babylon by Ishmael. ...Mibsam
(Encyclopedia)Mibsam mĭbˈsăm [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Ishmael. 2 Son of Simeon. ...Mishma
(Encyclopedia)Mishma mĭshˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Ishmael. 2 Son of Simeon. ...Dumah
(Encyclopedia)Dumah do͞oˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendants of Ishmael, an Arabic tribe in the desert of N Arabia. 2 Town, S ancient Palestine. 3 Apparently a symbolic name for Edom. ...Kedar
(Encyclopedia)Kedar kēˈdər [key], powerful nomadic tribe, who lived in N Arabia, E of Palestine. Their name appears often in the Bible, where it is identified as meaning the descendants of the second son of Ishm...Shur
(Encyclopedia)Shur shŭr [key], landmark of the Egyptian border N of the Red Sea, also called the Wilderness of Shur. In the Bible it is associated with the the wandering of Hagar, the journeying of Abraham, the se...Sara
(Encyclopedia)Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. She was chi...Hadad, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Hadad hāˈdăd [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Ishmael. An alternate form is Hadar. 2 King of Edom. 3 Last king of Edom. Hadar is an alternate form. 4 Scion of the kings of Edom, who escaped Joab's mas...Browse by Subject
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