# Sheik Ilderim — Ben Hur character guide

> Sheik Ilderim in Ben Hur by Lew Wallace.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The good Sheik Ilderim, old Ilderim, Ilderim the Generous

**First appearance:** 0041-ix

## Who they are

A wealthy Arab sheik who befriends Ben-Hur and provides horses for the chariot race.

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