[mkjessup]

It could well be the destruction of Damascus that brings together the nations of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt together in an alliance. As for the Palestinians, they were never a nation in the first place.

[GiovannaNicoletta]

No, the Palestinians were never a nation, however the “tents of Edom” are the first population listed in the Psalm 83:6-8 grouping and a careful study demonstrates that the Edomite descendents became tent-dwellers only in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab – Israeli War.

Biblically the “tents of” condition alludes to either refugees or military encampments. In the Edomite instance their refugee condition became a reality in 1949 when the Palestinian Refugee crisis commenced. Up until that time they were known as the Arabs of Palestine, these days they are referred to as refugees.