Jetur

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Je'tur. (An Enclosure).  Genesis 25:15;  1 Chronicles 1:31;  1 Chronicles 5:19. See Ituraea .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Son of Ishmael.  Genesis 25:15;  1 Chronicles 1:31;  1 Chronicles 5:19 . His descendants were defeated by the tribes who dwelt on the east of the Jordan. See ITURAEA.

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 25:15 1 Chronicles 5:19Ituraea

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 25:15. Ituraea.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Genesis 25:15

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Jetur . See Ituræa.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yeturm', יְטוּר , prob. i.q. טוּר , an Inclosure, i.e. nomadic camp; Sept. Ι᾿Ετούρ , Ι᾿Εττούρ , but Ι᾿Τουραῖοι in  1 Chronicles 5:19), one of the twelve sons of Ishmael ( Genesis 25:15;  1 Chronicles 1:31). B.C. post 2063. His name stands also for his descendants, the Ituroeans ( 1 Chronicles 5:19), a people living east of the northern Jordan ( Luke 3:1), where he appears to have settled. (See Ituraea).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jē´tur ( יטוּר , yeṭūr , meaning uncertain): a "son" of Ishmael (  Genesis 25:15 parallel   1 Chronicles 1:31 ); against this clan the two and a half tribes warred ( 1 Chronicles 5:18 f); they are the Itureans of New Testament times. See Ituraea .