The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:7
Kedar … Nebaioth . Arab tribes, like the Midianites and Sabaeans. (With respect to Kedar, see the comment on Isaiah 21:15 .) "Nebaioth" stands for the tribe called by the Greeks and Romans the "Nabataeans," and by the Assyrians the "Nabaiti," who were one of the most powerful in the peninsula. About me. 645 Nathan, their king, warred with Asshur-bani-pal. During the Maccabee period we find the Nabataeans in alliance with the Jews, and giving them some valuable assistance (l Macc. 5:25;... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:6
The multitude of camels ; rather, a multitude—a continual stream of caravans (Kay). These would be composed of merchants from Midian and Ephah, and would bring goods from Sheba. The Midianite caravans of camels are mentioned as early as the time of Jacob, when they carried "spicery and balm and myrrh" from the land of Gilead into Egypt ( Genesis 37:25 , Genesis 37:28 , Genesis 37:36 ). Ephah is a sub-tribe of Midian ( Genesis 25:4 ). These nomads would visit the distant Sheba, in... read more