HAGRITE

(Hagʹrite).

Many scholars believe that the Hagrites are probably the same as the A·graiʹoi mentioned by the ancient geographers Strabo, Ptolemy and Pliny. Whether they were descendants of Hagar, as some suppose, cannot be definitely established. The Hagrites apparently were a pastoral people residing in tents E of Gilead. In the days of King Saul the Israelites living E of the Jordan defeated the Hagrites, taking 100,000 captives, as well as thousands of camels, asses and sheep. (1 Chron. 5:10, 18-22) The psalmist listed the Hagrites among other enemies of Israel, such as the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites and Amalekites. (Ps. 83:2-7) However, during David’s rule, Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the royal flocks.—1 Chron. 27:31.