Jetur, Jeturites
Son of Ishmael and his descendants (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:31).
The Israelite tribes who settled east of the Jordan had to fight them (1 Chronicles 5:19). They are also called Itureans. The Jeturites continued to live into the New Testament times. The region of Iturea was named after them. It was an area northeast of Galilee (Luke 3:1).
People and places
Jetur: Son of Ishmael Jetur: A descendant of Ishmael and a region in Syria