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They made war with the Hagrites, with Jetur, and Naphish, and Nodab.
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Israel's Ishmaelite Enemies
Commentators identify the enemies in this war—the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab—as descendants of Ishmael. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott note that Jetur is the ancestor of the Ituraeans, a well-known warlike Arab tribe. This establishes the conflict as one between the trans-Jordanian Israelite tribes and their neighboring Arab peoples.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Jetur no doubt gave his name to the important tribe of the Ituraeans, who inhabited the region southwest of the Damascene plain between Gaulonitis …
19th Century
Anglican
A war of conquest between the three tribes east of Jordan, and their Arab neighbours. The date is not given.
(18) Of valiant men.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they made war with the Hagarites Before mentioned, (1 Chronicles 5:19)
with Jetur…
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This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were taken captive by the king of Assyria beca…
