 Pliny the Elder ( 23 – 79 CE ) , who refers to the Cedrei and Cedareni ( " Cedarenes " ) in the context of other Arabian tribes , placing their domain to the south of the Conchlei and adjacent to that of the Nabataei , is thought to be referring to the Qedar . Jerome ( c . 357 – 420 CE ) , also writing in Latin , transcribes Qedar as Cedar , and refers to it as a region . In one entry , he describes it as , " a region of the Saracens , who are called Ishmaelites in scripture " ; in another , he writes that it was a " once uninhabitable region across Saracen Arabia " ; and in a third , he writes that it is a " deserted region of the Ishmaelites , whom they now call Saracens . " According to the Catholic Encyclopedia , Theodoret ( c . 393 – c . 457 ) mentions that in his time , the Qedar lived near Babylon . 
 Pliny the Elder ( 23 – 79 CE ) , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>refers</mark></a> to the Cedrei and Cedareni ( " Cedarenes " ) in the context of other Arabian tribes , placing their domain to the south of the Conchlei and adjacent to that of the Nabataei , is thought to be referring to the Qedar . Jerome ( c . 357 – 420 CE ) , also writing in Latin , transcribes Qedar as Cedar , and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>refers</mark></a> to it as a region . In one entry , he <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>describes</mark></a> it as , " a region of the Saracens , <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a>are called Ishmaelites in scripture " ; in another , he <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>writes</mark></a> that it was a " once uninhabitable region across Saracen Arabia " ; and in a third , he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>writes</mark></a> that it is a " deserted region of the Ishmaelites , whom they now call Saracens . " According to the Catholic Encyclopedia , Theodoret ( c . 393 – c . 457 ) mentions that in his time , the Qedar lived near Babylon . 
Pliny the Elder ( 23 – 79 CE ) , refer to the Cedrei and Cedareni ( " Cedarenes " ) in the context of other Arabian tribes , placing their domain to da south of the Conchlei and adjacent to that of tdaNabataei , is thought to be referring to thdaedar . Jerome ( c . 357 – 420 CE ) , also writing in Latin , transcribes Qedar as Cedar , and refer to it as a region . In one entry , he describe it as , " a region of the Saracens , are called Ishmaelites in scripture " ; in another , he write dat it was a " once uninhabitable region across Saracen Arabia " ; and in a third , he write that it is a " deserted region of thedahmaelites , whom they now call Saracens . " According to the Catholic Encyclopedia , Theodoret ( c . 393 – c . 457 ) mentions tdatin his time , the daar lived near Babylon .