The sons of Ishmael became the heads of twelve tribes: Nebaioth (from the name of Ishmael's oldest son), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth Will be brought to you as sacrifices And offered on the altar to please the LORD. The LORD will make his Temple more glorious than ever.

Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech or among the people of Kedar.

Women of Jerusalem, I am dark but beautiful, dark as the desert tents of Kedar, but beautiful as the draperies in Solomon's palace.

Then the Lord said to me, "In exactly one year the greatness of the tribes of Kedar will be at an end.

The archers are the bravest warriors of Kedar, but few of them will be left. I, the LORD God of Israel, have spoken."

Let the desert and its towns praise God; let the people of Kedar praise him! Let those who live in the city of Sela shout for joy from the tops of the mountains!