(named after Hagar), a people dwelling to the east of Palestine with whom the tribes of Reuben made war in the time of Saul (1 Chronicles 5:10, 18-20). The same people, as confederate against Israel, are mentioned in Psalms 83:6. It is generally believed that they were named after Hagar and that the important town and district of Hejer on the borders of the Persian Gulf, represent them