According to Philip J. King, theologian and historian, they lived in the northwest Arabian desert and were "an influential force from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE."
Menurut Philip J. King, teolog dan sejarawan, mereka tinggal di bagian barat laut padang gurun Arab dan merupakan "suatu kekuatan berpengaruh dari abad ke-8 sampai ke-4 SM."