From Nave’s Topical Bible
Arabians
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 15Passages listed
- 7Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Pay tribute to Solomon2 Chronicles 9:14
- To Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 17:11
- Invade and defeat Judah2 Chronicles 21:162 Chronicles 21:172 Chronicles 22:1
- Defeated by Uzziah2 Chronicles 26:7
- Oppose Nehemiah's rebuilding the walls of JerusalemNehemiah 2:19Nehemiah 4:7
- Commerce ofEzekiel 27:21
- Gospel preached toActs 2:11Galatians 1:17
- Prophecies concerningIsaiah 21:13–17Isaiah 42:11Isaiah 60:7Jeremiah 25:24
The passages, in Bible order (15)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 15 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- 2 Chronicles 9:14
not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 17:11
Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 17:111 voice
Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and tribute silver,.... Perhaps those of Gerar, and the parts adjacent, Asa took and spoiled, and made tributary, 2Ch 14:14, and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats; with which their country abounded; and these might be the Scenite Arabs, who fearing lest Jehoshaphat should fall upon them, and take away their flocks as his father had done, 2Ch 14:15, brought these presents to him.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Chronicles 21:16
Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 21:162 voices
Moreover, the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines,.... Which had been depressed in the times of Jehoshaphat, to whom they brought their presents and tribute willingly, 2Ch 17:11. and of the Arabians that were near the Ethiopians; not the Ethiopians of Africa, as the Targum, for the Arabians were not near them, but the Chusaean Arabs or Midianites, see Num 12:1. The Targum is, the Word of the Lord did this.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The Philistines, and - the Arabians - We have no other account of this war. Though it was a predatory war, yet it appears to have been completely ruinous and destructive. What a general curse fell upon this bad king; in his body, soul, substance, family, and government!
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 2 Chronicles 21:17
So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1
Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 22:12 voices
Made Ahaziah his youngest son king - All the others had been slain by the Arabians, etc.; see the preceding chapter, 2Ch 21:17 (note).
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Chronicles 26:7
God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:71 voice
And God helped him against the Philistines,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
Commentary on Nehemiah 2:191 voice
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 4:7
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
Commentary on Nehemiah 4:72 voices
And it came to pass that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The Arabians ... - Probably a band, composed largely of Arabians, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, which Sanballat maintained as a guard to his person, and which formed a portion of the army of Samaria Neh 4:2. A quarrel between such a band and the people of Jerusalem might be overlooked by the Persian king.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Isaiah 21:13–17
This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.
Commentary on Isaiah 21:13–171 voice
(Verse 13 onwards) Burden in Arabia. In the evening you will sleep in the thicket, in the paths of Dodanim. Bring water to the thirsty ones you encounter: you who live in the land of the South, offer bread to the ones fleeing. Because they have fled from the swords, from the menacing sword, from the drawn bow, from the severity of battle.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 42:11
Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
Commentary on Isaiah 42:111 voice
(Verses 11-12) Let the desert and its cities lift up: in the houses shall Cedar dwell, praise you inhabitants of Petra, they shall shout from the top of the mountains. They shall give glory to the Lord, and his praise in the islands they shall declare. LXX: Let the wilderness lift up its voice and its towns, the settlements where Kedar dwells. The inhabitants of the rocks will rejoice, they will shout from the mountaintops. They will give glory to God; they will declare his virtues in the islands.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Isaiah 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
Commentary on Isaiah 60:72 voices
(Verse 6, 7) The flood of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the praise of the Lord. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall be offered on my acceptable altar, and I will glorify the house of my majesty.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
The text teaches that irrational beasts share in the light of the knowledge of God. And it is not thoughtless gifts that on the altar are offered, but acceptable ones that are pleasing. He says, "A sacrifice of praise will glorify me" and "Sacrifice an …
Theodoret of Cyrus· COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 19:60.6-7, 458Patristic
- Jeremiah 25:24
all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
Commentary on Jeremiah 25:241 voice
(Verse 24) And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the West, who dwell in the desert. This is not found in the Septuagint. After Dedan, therefore, and Teman, and Buz, and the Ishmaelites, follows the order of the regions. And all the kings of Zamri. This is also not found in the Septuagint.
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic
- Ezekiel 27:21
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:212 voices
(Verse 21.) Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they themselves the merchants of your hand, came to you with lambs and rams and goats. For the lambs, rams, and goats, they interpreted seventy camels and rams and lambs. But Arabia and the princes of Kedar (which today is the land of the Saracens, as is fully proven in the words of Jeremiah, who writes against Kedar) abound in these animals, namely lambs and rams and goats, and they increase the commerce of Tyre with this importation (Jeremiah 49).
Jerome· Commentary on Ezekiel, 420Patristic
Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar,.... Arabia was a large country, divided into three parts, Arabia Deserts, or the desert; Arabia Petraea, or the rocky; and Arabia Felix, or the happy. Kedar was in Arabia Petrea; its inhabitants were called Kedarenes, descended from Kedar, a son of Ishmael, Gen 25:13, they were chiefly shepherds, and dwelt in tents, to which the allusion is in Son 1:5, these princes were the rich and wealthy among them, who bought up the cattle of the meaner sort, and brought them to Tyre. In Jerom's time Kedar was the country of the Saracens.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Acts 2:11
both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
Commentary on Acts 2:111 voice
Cretes and Arabians,.... The former are either the same with the Cretians, Tit 1:12 the inhabitants of the island of Crete, Act 27:7 now called Candia or Candy, which has on the north the Aegean sea, on the south the Libyan or African sea, on the west the Adriatic sea, and on the east the Carpathian sea.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
- Galatians 1:17
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Commentary on Galatians 1:171 voice
How are we to explain this narrative, if we read later that Paul went immediately to Arabia after the revelation of Christ? … He teaches that the Old Testament, that is, the son of the bondwoman, was established in Arabia. And so, as soon as Paul believed, he turned to the Law, the Prophets and the symbols of the Old Testament that were then lying in obscurity and sought in them the Christ whom he was commanded to preach to the Gentiles.
Jerome· EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 1.1.17, 420Patristic