Original sentence: An alternative view rejected attempts to trace Mohammed to Ishmael.Classical Arab historians sometimes name Kedar as an ancestor of, Muhammad although another tradition names Nebaioth, another son of Ishmael, as his ancestor.Kedar is a son of Ishmael mentioned in the Bible.The name also referred to the settlement in the Syrian Desert named after him
Edited sentence: Kedar is mentioned Biblically, and refers to the Arab peoples.Kedar is the son or grandson of Ishmael.Of the decendents of Kedar was the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad