 The Qedarites were an " Arab tribal confederation , " or " alliance of nomadic Arab tribes . " According to Philip J. King , theologian and historian , they lived in the northwest Arabian desert and were " an influential force from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE . " Geoffrey Bromiley , historical theologist and translator , transcribes their name as Kedar and states they lived in an area southeast of Damascus and east of the Transjordan . 
 The Qedarites <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> an " Arab tribal confederation , " or " alliance of nomadic Arab tribes . " According to Philip J. King , theologian and historian , they lived in the northwest Arabian desert and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> " an influential force from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE . " Geoffrey Bromiley , historical theologist and translator , <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>transcribes</mark></a> their name as Kedar and states they lived in an area southeast of Damascus and east of the Transjordan . 
Da Qedarites was an " Arab tribal confederation , " or " alliance of nomadic Arab tribes . " According to Philip J. King , theologian and historian , they lived in the northwest Arabian desert and was " an influential force from tda8th to 4th centuries BCE . " Geoffrey Bromiley , historical theologist and translator , transcribe their name as Kedar and states they lived in an area southeast of Damascus and east of the Transjordan .