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Historical Footprints
Commentators show how the names listed, such as Tema and Jetur, are not just ancient names but are linked to real historical peoples and places. For example, Jetur is identified with the Itureans, a people known in the ancient world. This grounds the biblical narrative in verifiable history, showing its connection to the real world.
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18th Century
Theologian
Verse 13: נבית nebāyot — Nebajoth, “heights”; קדר qēdār — Qedar, “black”; אדבאל
17th Century
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Hadar and Tema
From the first of these the city Adra in Arabia Petraea, and from the other the city Themma in Arabia…
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Ishmael had twelve sons, whose families became distinct tribes. They peopled a very large country that lay between Egypt and Assyria, called Arabia…