Psalm 83:6

6 the tents from Edom and Ishmael, Moab and Hagar,

Psalm 83:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 83:6

The tabernacles of Edom,
&c] Or the Idumeans, as the Targum; the posterity of Esau, who, with the rest that joined with them, hereafter mentioned, and made the confederate army, brought their tents with them, pitched them, and encamped in them against Israel:

and the Ishmaelites;
or Arabians, as the Targum, who descended from Ishmael, the son of Abraham:

of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
the Moabites, who sprung from Lot by one of his daughters, in an incestuous way; and the Hagarenes are the same with the Hagarites, ( 1 Chronicles 5:10 1 Chronicles 5:19 1 Chronicles 5:20 ) who dwelt to the east of the land of Israel, so called from Hagar, the handmaid of Abraham, but not by him, but by another husband, after sent away from him, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi think, or by him, supposing Hagar to be the same with Keturah, as some do: the Targum calls them Hungarians; the Syriac version renders it Gadareans, or Gadarenes; of which see ( Mark 5:1 ) .

Psalm 83:6 In-Context

4 They say, "Let's wipe out their nation so that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered."

5 They agree completely on their plan. They form an alliance against you:

6 the tents from Edom and Ishmael, Moab and Hagar,

7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia, along with those who live in Tyre.

8 Even Assyria has joined them. They helped the descendants of Lot. Selah