Bible Encyclopedias
Jetur
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).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Jetur'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​j/jetur.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.