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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Kedar</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/k/kedar.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/25-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/k/kedar.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Kedar</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/k/kebar_river.htm" title="Kebar River">◄</a> Kedar <a href="/topical/naves/k/kedar--a_nomadic_clan_of_the_ishmaelites.htm" title="Kedar: A Nomadic Clan of the Ishmaelites">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Kedar is a significant figure and region mentioned in the Bible, primarily associated with the descendants of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar. Kedar is often referenced in the context of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and is known for its pastoral lifestyle, wealth in livestock, and trade in goods such as wool and leather.<br><br><b>Genealogy and Historical Context</b><br><br>Kedar is listed as the second son of Ishmael in the genealogical records of Genesis. In <a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a> , it states: "These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam." As a descendant of Ishmael, Kedar is part of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that Ishmael would become a great nation (<a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Genesis 17:20</a>).<br><br><b>Geographical and Cultural Significance</b><br><br>The descendants of Kedar are traditionally associated with the Arabian Desert, particularly the northwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The region of Kedar is often depicted as a land of tents and flocks, indicative of a nomadic lifestyle. <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16-17</a> provides insight into the martial prowess and eventual decline of Kedar: "For this is what the Lord has said to me: 'Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end. The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.'"<br><br><b>Economic and Trade Influence</b><br><br>Kedar was renowned for its trade, particularly in sheep and goats, which were highly valued in the ancient Near East. <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Ezekiel 27:21</a> highlights Kedar's role in commerce: "Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats." This passage underscores Kedar's economic interactions with other nations and its contribution to the wealth of trading cities like Tyre.<br><br><b>Prophetic and Poetic References</b><br><br>The biblical prophets often used Kedar as a symbol of distant lands and peoples. In <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a> , the prophet calls for praise from the inhabitants of Kedar: "Let the desert and its cities raise their voices, the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops." This verse illustrates the inclusion of Kedar in the broader call to worship the Lord, emphasizing the reach of God's message beyond Israel.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Theological Implications</b><br><br>Kedar is sometimes used symbolically to represent the Gentile nations and their eventual inclusion in God's redemptive plan. The imagery of Kedar's tents is employed in the <a href="/songs/1-5.htm">Song of Solomon 1:5</a> to convey beauty and contrast: "I am dark yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon." This metaphor highlights the richness and allure associated with Kedar, despite its seemingly humble appearance.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>Kedar's presence in the biblical narrative serves as a testament to the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham and Ishmael. Through its historical, economic, and symbolic roles, Kedar provides a glimpse into the interconnectedness of the ancient world and the unfolding of God's plan for all nations.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kedar</span><p>blackness; sorrow<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kedar</span><p>(<i>dark-skinned</i>), the second in order of the sons of Ishmael, (<a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">1 Chronicles 1:29</a>) and the name of a great tribe of Arabs settled on the northwest of the peninsula and on the confines of Palestine. The "glory of Kedar" is recorded by the prophet Isaiah, (<a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13-17</a>) in the burden upon Arabia; and its importance may also be inferred from the "princes of Kedar" mentioned by Ezekiel, (<a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Ezekiel 27:21</a>) as well as the pastoral character of the tribe. They appear also to have been, like the wandering tribes of the present day, "archers" and "mighty men." (<a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Isaiah 21:17</a>) comp. Psal 120:5 That they also settled in villages or towns we find from Isaiah. (<a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a>) The tribe seems to have been one of the most conspicuous of all the Ishmaelite tribes, and hence the rabbins call the Arabians universally by this name.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kedar</span><p>A son of Ishmael, <a href="/context/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a>, the father of the Kedarenians or Cedrei, mentioned by Pliny, who dwelt in the neighborhood of the Nabatheans, in Arabia Deserta. They were a numerous and powerful tribe, not of the best reputation, <a href="/context/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a>, and their name is sometimes put for the whole of Arabia Desert and its wandering inhabitants, <a href="/context/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16</a>,17 42:11. Their black camel's hair tents are a picturesque feature in a landscape, So 1:5. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Dark-skinned, the second son of Ishmael (<a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a>).<p>It is the name for the nomadic tribes of Arabs, the Bedouins generally (<a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">42:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">60:7</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Jeremiah 2:10</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Ezek. 27:21</a>), who dwelt in the north-west of Arabia. They lived in black hair-tents (Cant. 1:5). To "dwell in the tents of Kedar" was to be cut off from the worship of the true God (<a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a>). The Kedarites suffered at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (<a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28</a>, 29). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">KEDAR</span><p>ke'-dar (qedhar; Kedar): Second in order of the sons of Ishmael (<a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a> parallel <a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">1 Chronicles 1:29</a>). The name occurs as typical of a distant eastern country in opposition to the lands of the Mediterranean (<a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Jeremiah 2:10</a>). The author of Second Isaiah introduces this tribe in company with Nebaioth, and both are represented as owners of flocks (<a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a>). Evidence of their nomadic habits appears in <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28, 29</a>, where they are classed among the Bene-Qedhem, and mention is made of their flocks, camels, tents, curtains and furniture. They are spoken of (<a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a>) as dwelling in chatserim ("villages"), from which it would appear that they were a somewhat settled tribe, corresponding to the Arabic chadariya or "town-dwellers," as distinct from wabariya or "nomads." Ezekiel (27:21) gives another hint of their pastoral nature where, in his detailed picture of the wealth of Tyre, Kedar and Arabia provide the Tyrians with lambs, rams and goats. The fame of the tribe is further reflected in <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16, 17</a> (the only allusion to their might in war), and in the figurative references to their tents (<a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalm 120:5</a> <a href="/songs/1-5.htm">Songs 1:5</a>). In this last passage where the tents are made symbolic of dark beauty, the word qadhar ("to be black") may have been in the writer's mind.<br><br>The settlements of Kedar were probably in the Northwest of Arabia, not far from the borders of Palestine. Assyrian inscriptions have thrown light upon the history of the tribe. There Kedar is mentioned along with the Arabs and Nebaioth, which decides its identity with Kedar of the Old Testament, and there is found also an account of the conflicts between the tribe and King Assurbanipal (see Margoliouth in HDB).<br><br>Of the Ishmaelite tribes, Kedar must have been one of the most important, and thus in later times the name came to be applied to all the wild tribes of the desert. It is through Kedar (Arabic, keidar) that Muslim genealogists trace the descent of Mohammed from Ishmael.<br><br>A. S. Fulton<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6938.htm"><span class="l">6938. Qedar -- perhaps "swarthy," a son of Ishmael, also his desc.</span></a><br><b>...</b> perhaps "swarthy," a son of Ishmael, also his desc. Transliteration: Qedar Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kay-dawr') Short Definition: <b>Kedar</b>. <b>...</b> NASB Word Usage <b>Kedar</b> (12). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6938.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/4_i_am_black_but.htm"><span class="l">I am Black, but Comely, O Ye Daughters of Jerusalem, as the Tents <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> COMMENTARY. CHAPTER I. 4. I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,<br> as the tents of <b>Kedar</b>, as the curtains of Solomon. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/4 i am black but.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cxx.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CXX.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "I have had my habitation among the tents of <b>Kedar</b>." Since this is a Hebrew<br> word, beyond doubt ye have not understood it. What meaneth <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxx.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_christian_doctrine_in_four_books_/chapter_32_the_second_rule_of.htm"><span class="l">The Second Rule of Tichonius.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> An example of this is that passage in the Song of Solomon, "I am black, but comely,<br> as the tents of <b>Kedar</b>, as the curtains of Solomon." [1900] For it is not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../on christian doctrine in four books /chapter 32 the second rule of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/chapter_i.htm"><span class="l">Chapter i</span></a> <br><b>...</b> thee, remembering thy breasts are better than wine, the upright love thee.5. I am<br> black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of <b>Kedar</b>, as the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/chapter i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/letter_cviii_to_eustochium.htm"><span class="l">Letter cviii. To Eustochium.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> was absent from the Lord [2732] and would constantly complain with tears:""Woe is<br> me that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of <b>Kedar</b>; my soul <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cviii to eustochium.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/a_body_of_divinity/2_a_believers_privilege_at.htm"><span class="l">A Believer's Privilege at Death</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It made David cry out, Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the<br> tents of <b>Kedar</b>.' Psalm 120: <b>Kedar</b> was Arabia, where were Ishmael's posterity. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/2 a believers privilege at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/jerome/the_principal_works_of_st_jerome/letter_xxxix_to_paula.htm"><span class="l">Letter xxxix. To Paula.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Our one longing should be that expressed by the psalmist: "Woe is me that my pilgrimage<br> is prolonged, that I have dwelt with them that dwell in <b>Kedar</b>, that my <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xxxix to paula.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxv</span></a> <br><b>...</b> These are the names of the sons of Ishmael named according to their generations:<br> the first-born of Ishmael Nebaioth; and <b>Kedar</b> and Abdeel and Mibsam, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/whitefield/selected_sermons_of_george_whitefield/the_heinous_sin_of_profane.htm"><span class="l">The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of David's complaining and crying out, "Woe is me, that I am constrained to dwell<br> with Mesech, and to have my habitation amongst the tents of <b>Kedar</b>;" that is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../whitefield/selected sermons of george whitefield/the heinous sin of profane.htm</font><p><a href="/library/taylor/union_and_communion/section_i_the_unsatisfied_life.htm"><span class="l">The Unsatisfied Life and Its Remedy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Nay, black as the tents of <b>Kedar</b>,'" she continues. <b>...</b> Black as the tents of <b>Kedar</b>?<br> And still more strong are the Bridegroom's words in chapter iv.7:-. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../taylor/union and communion/section i the unsatisfied life.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/k/kedar.htm"><span class="l"><b>Kedar</b> (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1:5). To "dwell in the tents of <b>Kedar</b>" was to be cut off from the worship of the<br> true God (Psalm 120:5). The Kedarites suffered at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kedar.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kedar's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Kedar's</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Kedar's</b> (1 Occurrence). Song of Songs 1:5 I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of<br> Jerusalem, like <b>Kedar's</b> tents, like Solomon's curtains. (WEB). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kedar's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nebaioth.htm"><span class="l">Nebaioth (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 60:7 mentions the tribe Nebaioth with <b>Kedar</b>, with an allusion to its pastoral<br> nature: "the rams of Nebaioth" are to serve the ideal Zion as sacrificial <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nebaioth.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/east.htm"><span class="l">East (228 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In Jeremiah 49:28 the inhabitants of <b>Kedar</b> are called "the children of the east,"<br> and in later Jewish literature, <b>Kedar</b> is identified with the Arabs (see <b>KEDAR</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/east.htm - 51k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/neba'ioth.htm"><span class="l">Neba'ioth (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according<br> to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and <b>Kedar</b>, and Adbeel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/neba'ioth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ish'mael.htm"><span class="l">Ish'mael (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 25:13 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according<br> to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and <b>Kedar</b>, and Adbeel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ish'mael.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/devastate.htm"><span class="l">Devastate (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NAS NIV). Jeremiah 49:28 Of <b>Kedar</b>, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which<br> Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck. Thus says Yahweh <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/devastate.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mibsam.htm"><span class="l">Mibsam (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of<br> their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then <b>Kedar</b>, Adbeel, Mibsam <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mibsam.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/adbeel.htm"><span class="l">Adbeel (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of<br> their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then <b>Kedar</b>, Adbeel, Mibsam <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/adbeel.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Shulammite-dark-skin.html">What does it mean that the Shulammite had dark skin (Song of Solomon 1:6)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/descendants-of-Ishmael.html">Who are the descendants of Ishmael? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Kedar (11 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/25-13.htm">Genesis 25:13</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>, Adbeel, Mibsam,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-29.htm">1 Chronicles 1:29</a></span><br />These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Psalms 120:5</a></span><br />Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>!<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/1-5.htm">Song of Songs 1:5</a></span><br />I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>'s tents, like Solomon's curtains.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Isaiah 21:16</a></span><br />For the Lord said to me, "Within a year, as a worker bound by contract would count it, all the glory of <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span> will fail,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Isaiah 21:17</a></span><br />and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>, will be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a></span><br />Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span> inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains!<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a></span><br />All the flocks of <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span> shall be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-10.htm">Jeremiah 2:10</a></span><br />For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see; and send to <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Jeremiah 49:28</a></span><br />Of <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck. Thus says Yahweh: Arise, go up to Kedar, and destroy the children of the east.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Ezekiel 27:21</a></span><br />Arabia, and all the princes of <span class="boldtext">Kedar</span>, they were the merchants of your hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they your merchants.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/k/kedar.htm">Kedar</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kedar--a_nomadic_clan_of_the_ishmaelites.htm">Kedar: A Nomadic Clan of the Ishmaelites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kedar--a_nomadic_clan_of_the_ishmaelites--flocks_of.htm">Kedar: A Nomadic Clan of the Ishmaelites: Flocks of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a 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