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Agar
Agar is a form of Hagar, the mother of Ishmael, and may also refer to the Hagarenes, a people east of Gilead.
Definition
Agar is a form of Hagar. It may also refer to the Hagarenes, a people associated with the region east of Gilead.
Biblical Usage
In the Greek Apocrypha, Agar probably refers to Hagar, the mother of Ishmael. The Hagarites are mentioned as a people who fought the tribe of Reuben in the days of Saul.
Historical Background
The Hagarites were located east of Gilead. In another passage the same people are called Hagarenes.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Hagar]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a'-gar (Agar). Found once in the Apocrypha in the Greek (Baruch 3:23) probably for the Old Testament Hagar, mother of Ishmael, whose children are mentioned with the merchants of Meran (Midian) and Teman. In 1Ch 5:10 the "Hagarites" the King James Version, are located East of Gilead, and In the days of Saul were at war with the tribe of Reuben. See also 1Ch 5:19,20 and 1Ch 27:31. In Ps 83:6 the name of the same people is Hagarenes.</p>