Skip to main content

Person

Jetur

son of Ishmael

Son of Ishmael and one of the twelve Ishmaelite princes, ancestor of the Iturean people who later warred with Israel.

3 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

One of the twelve sons of listed in Genesis 25 and 1 Chronicles 1, representing one of the twelve princes who became tribal heads descended from through . The Itureans, likely descended from Jetur, are referenced in later biblical history when the eastern tribes of Israel went to war against them (1 Chronicles 5:19).

People, places, and events in this story

These connections are explicitly linked in this entity's source description.

Where this appears in Scripture

Start with the key scenes, then open the complete evidence by book or reference type.

Key passages

All appearances3