International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Agar

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Agar


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ā´gar (Ἄγαρ, 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 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 , and . In the name of the same people is Hagarenes.