Son of Ishmael, and founder of an important tribe inhabiting the north-west of Arabia, though the name is probably also employed for Arabs generally (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chron. 1:29). The Psalmist desired peace, for he had been dwelling in the tents of Kedar, with those who “hated peace” (Psalm 120:5-6). The bride in Song of Solomon 1:5 was black, or dark, like the black tents of Kedar. The references to lambs, rams, goats, flocks, camels, tents, and tent-curtains, show that a nomadic people are spoken of, though their “villages” are also mentioned. Judgments were pronounced against them (Isa. 21:16-17; Isa. 42:11; Isa. 60:7; Jer. 2:10; Jer. 49:28; Ezek. 27:21).