Sargon II (716 BC) records subduing the Arabs of Thamud, Ibadidi, Marsimani & 'Ephah. These Arabs are then deported to Samaria (Palestine). The Ibadidi are not mentioned in any other source. The Bible records 'Ephah as a Son of Midian. The Marsimani were known also by the Romans.
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