ARABIA a-ra'-bi-a (`arabh, Arabia): I. NAME AND SITUATION 1. Name 2. Situation and Configuration II. PHYSICAL FEATURES 1. The Desert 2. Climate 3. Mountains 4. Rivers 5. Oases and Wells III. POLITICAL DIVISIONS 1. Ancient Divisions 2. Modern Divisions 3. Political Situation 4. Chief Towns IV. FLORA AND FAUN... View Details
ARABIAa-ra'-bi-a (`arabh, Arabia):I. NAME AND SITUATION1. Name2. Situation and ConfigurationII. PHYSICAL FEATURES1. The Desert2. Climate3. Mountains4. Rivers5. Oases and WellsIII. POLITICAL DIVISIONS1. Ancient Divisions2. Modern Divisions3. Political Situation4. Chief TownsIV. FLORA AND FAUNA1. Flora2. FaunaV. INHABITANTS1. Classification2. Extinct Tribes3.... View Details
KEDAR ke'-dar (qedhar; Kedar): Second in order of the sons of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13 parallel 1 Chronicles 1:29). The name occurs as typical of a distant eastern country in opposition to the lands of the Mediterranean (Jeremiah 2:10). The author of Second Isa introduces this tribe in company with Nebaioth, and both are represented as owners of flocks (Isaiah 60:7). Evidence of their nomadic habits appears in Jeremiah 49:28,29,... View Details