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Kedar in the Bible.

Kedar is the land of a people in the Bible, its middle about 491 km (305 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 9 verses, from Psalms 120:5 to Ezekiel 27:21.

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About Kedar.

Dark-skinned, the second son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:13).

It is the name for the nomadic tribes of Arabs, the Bedouins generally (Isa. 21:16; 42:11; 60:7; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:21), 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 (Ps. 120:5). The Kedarites suffered at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 49:28, 29).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Kedar.

Nebuchadnezzar 2Nebajoth 1Solomon 1

All 9 verses that name Kedar.

Psalms 1

  • Psalms 120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Song of Solomon 1

  • Song of Solomon 1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Isaiah 4

  • Isaiah 21:16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
  • Isaiah 21:17And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
  • Isaiah 42:11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
  • Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.

Jeremiah 2

  • Jeremiah 2:10For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
  • Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.

Ezekiel 1

  • Ezekiel 27:21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.

Questions about Kedar.

Where is Kedar in the Bible?

Kedar is the land of a people its middle about 491 km (305 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Kedar named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Kedar in 9 verses, in 5 books, from Psalms 120:5 to Ezekiel 27:21.

Which people are named with Kedar in the Bible?

The verses that name Kedar also name Nebuchadnezzar, Nebajoth and Solomon.

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