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In the days of Saul, they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout all the [land] east of Gilead.
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Who Were the Hagrites?
Commentators agree that the 'Hagrites' were a nomadic Arab people descended from Hagar, the mother of Ishmael. They were a prominent and wealthy tribe living in the lands east of Gilead, which the Reubenites conquered and occupied during the reign of King Saul.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The "Hagarites" or "Hagarenes" are generally regarded as descendants of Hagar and a distinct branch of the Ishmaelites ([Reference 1 Chronicles 27:…
19th Century
Anglican
And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites. —The great extension of the tribe in an easterly direction took…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites , &c.] Not with the Hungarians, as the Targum, a people not…
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