Relating to or characteristic of Hagar, the biblical figure, or her descendants; sometimes used historically to refer to Arabs or Muslims.
From Hagar (biblical figure, mother of Ishmael) + English suffix '-ene.' Biblical tradition holds that Arabs descend from Ishmael, Hagar's son with Abraham.
The term 'Hagarene' reveals how medieval Christian and Jewish writers used genealogy to categorize and explain different peoples and religions they encountered.
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