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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Kenites</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/k/kenites.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/15-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/k/kenites.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Kenites</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/k/ken'ite.htm" title="Ken'ite">◄</a> Kenites <a href="/topical/k/ken'ites.htm" title="Ken'ites">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The Kenites are a group of people mentioned in the Bible, known for their association with the Israelites and their nomadic lifestyle. They are often identified as descendants of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, although this connection is more traditional than explicitly stated in the biblical text. The Kenites are primarily noted for their skills in metalworking and their role as allies and neighbors to the Israelites.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Historical Context</b><br><br>The Kenites first appear in the biblical narrative in <a href="/genesis/15-19.htm">Genesis 15:19</a>, where they are listed among the peoples whose land God promised to Abraham's descendants: "the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites" . This early mention establishes their presence in the region long before the Israelites' arrival.<br><br>In <a href="/exodus/3.htm">Exodus 3:1</a>, Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, is identified as a priest of Midian, and later texts suggest that he was a Kenite. This connection is significant because it highlights the Kenites' role in the formative years of Israel's history. Jethro's wise counsel to Moses in <a href="/bsb/exodus/18.htm">Exodus 18</a> is a testament to the Kenites' influence and wisdom.<br><br>The Kenites are also mentioned in the context of the conquest of Canaan. In <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a>, it is recorded that the descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah to live among the inhabitants of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad. This passage indicates their integration and peaceful coexistence with the Israelites.<br><br><b>Role and Characteristics</b><br><br>The Kenites are often associated with metalworking, a skill that would have been highly valued in the ancient Near East. This expertise is suggested in passages like <a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Numbers 24:21-22</a>, where Balaam's oracle refers to the Kenites' secure dwelling and enduring legacy: "Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a rock. Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive" . The imagery of a secure dwelling and a nest in a rock may allude to their metallurgical skills and their ability to fortify themselves.<br><br>The Kenites' nomadic lifestyle is another defining characteristic. As a people who lived in tents and moved with their flocks, they were well-suited to the rugged terrain of the Sinai Peninsula and the Negev Desert. This mobility allowed them to maintain their independence and adapt to changing circumstances.<br><br><b>Relationship with Israel</b><br><br>The Kenites maintained a generally positive relationship with the Israelites. Their alliance is most notably seen in the account of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, who played a crucial role in the defeat of Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army, as recorded in <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17-22</a>. Jael's actions are celebrated in the Song of Deborah in <a href="/bsb/judges/5.htm">Judges 5</a>, highlighting the Kenites' loyalty to Israel.<br><br>Despite their close ties, the Kenites retained their distinct identity. In <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a>, Saul warns the Kenites to separate themselves from the Amalekites before he attacks, acknowledging their past kindness to the Israelites: "Go away, leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up from Egypt" .<br><br><b>Legacy</b><br><br>The Kenites' legacy is one of cooperation and coexistence with the Israelites. Their skills, wisdom, and strategic alliances contributed to their enduring presence in the biblical narrative. While they are not as prominently featured as other groups, their interactions with key biblical figures underscore their importance in the history of Israel.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kenites</span><p>possession; purchase; lamentation<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Kenites</span><p>A people who dwelt west of the Dead sea, and extended themselves far into Arabia Petraea. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, was a Kenite, and his family accompanied the Israelites, and settled with other Kenites in various parts of the Holy Land, <a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Jude 1:16</a>; 4:11; <a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">1 Samuel 30:29</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm">1 Chronicles 2:55</a>. Heber and the Rechabites were their descendants. The Kenites of whom we read appear to have known and served Jehovah, and the whole tribe were friendly to the Hebrews. Saul spared them, when sent to destroy the Amalekites among whom they dwelt, <a href="/context/numbers/24-20.htm">Numbers 24:20</a>,21; <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Smiths, the name of a tribe inhabiting the desert lying between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. Jethro was of this tribe (<a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a>). He is called a "Midianite" (<a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29</a>), and hence it is concluded that the Midianites and the Kenites were the same tribe. They were wandering smiths, "the gipsies and travelling tinkers of the old Oriental world. They formed an important guild in an age when the art of metallurgy was confined to a few" (Sayce's Races, etc.). They showed kindness to Israel in their journey through the wilderness. They accompanied them in their march as far as Jericho (<a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a>), and then returned to their old haunts among the Amalekites, in the desert to the south of Judah. They sustained afterwards friendly relations with the Israelites when settled in Canaan (<a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a>, 17-21; <a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">1 Samuel 27:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">30:29</a>). The Rechabites belonged to this tribe (<a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm">1 Chronicles 2:55</a>) and in the days of Jeremiah (<a href="/1_chronicles/35-7.htm">35:7</a>-10) are referred to as following their nomad habits. Saul bade them depart from the Amalekites (<a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a>) when, in obedience to the divine commission, he was about to "smite Amalek." And his reason is, "for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt." Thus "God is not unrighteous to forget the kindnesses shown to his people; but they shall be remembered another day, at the farthest in the great day, and recompensed in the resurrection of the just" (M. Henry's Commentary). They are mentioned for the last time in Scripture in <a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">1 Samuel 27:10</a>; comp. 30:20. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">KENITES</span><p>ke'-nits (ha-qeni, haqeni; in <a href="/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22</a> and <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a>, qayin; of hoi Kenaioi, hoi Kinaioi): A tribe of nomads named in association with various other peoples. They are first mentioned along with the Kadmonites and Kenizzites among the peoples whose land was promised to Abram (<a href="/genesis/15-19.htm">Genesis 15:19</a>). Balaam, seeing them from the heights of Moab; puns upon their name, which resembles the Hebrew ken, "a nest," prophesying their destruction although their nest was "set in the rock"-possibly a reference to Sela, the city. Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, is called "the priest of Midian" in <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a>; <a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Exodus 18:1</a>; but in <a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a> he is described as a Kenite, showing a close relation between the Kenites and Midian. At the time of Sisera's overthrow, Heber, a Kenite, at "peace" with Jabin, king of Hazor, pitched his tent far North of his ancestral seats (<a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17</a>). There were Kenites dwelling among the Amalekites in the time of Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a>). They were spared because they had "showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt." David, in his answer to Achish, links the Kenites with the inhabitants of the South of Judah (<a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">1 Samuel 27:10</a>). Among the ancestors of the tribe of Judah, the Chronicler includes the Kenite Hammath, the father of the Rechabites (<a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm">1 Chronicles 2:55</a>). These last continued to live in tents, practicing the ancient nomadic customs (<a href="/jeremiah/35-6.htm">Jeremiah 35:6</a>).ichly varied landscape, With smiling cornfields, and hills clothed with oak and terebinth.<br><br>The word qeni in Aramaic means "smith." Professor Sayce thinks they may really have been a tribe of smiths, resembling "the gipsies of modern Europe, as well as the traveling tinkers or blacksmiths of the Middle Ages" (HDB, under the word). This would account for their relations with the different peoples, among whom they would reside in pursuit of their calling.<br><br>In Josephus they appear as Kenetides, and in Ant, IV, vii, 3 he calls them "the race of the Shechemites."<br><br>W. Ewing<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7017.htm"><span class="l">7017. Qeni -- members of the tribe of <b>Kenites</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 7016, 7017. Qeni or Qini. 7018 . members of the tribe of <b>Kenites</b>. Transliteration:<br> Qeni or Qini Phonetic Spelling: (kay-nee') Short Definition: Kenite. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7017.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7014.htm"><span class="l">7014. Qayin -- a city in S. Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7013, 7014. Qayin. 7014a . a city in S. Judah. Transliteration: Qayin Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kah'-yin) Short Definition: Cain. Cain, <b>Kenites</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7014.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7014a.htm"><span class="l">7014a. Qayin -- a city in S. Judah</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from the same as qayin Definition a city in S. Judah NASB Word Usage<br> Kain (2), <b>Kenites</b> (1). 7014, 7014a. Qayin. 7014b . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7014a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kent/the_making_of_a_nation/study_viii_the_training_of.htm"><span class="l">The Training of a Statesman.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The priest of the sub-tribe of the <b>Kenites</b> received him into his home and gave him<br> his daughter in marriage. Note the characteristic Oriental idea of marriage. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kent/the making of a nation/study viii the training of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_6_the_coast_of.htm"><span class="l">The Coast of the Asphaltites, the Essenes. En-Gedi.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> If the Essenes were the same with the <b>Kenites</b> in seat and place, and the <b>Kenites</b><br> dwelt beyond Arad southward, or indeed even with Arad, which is asserted in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 6 the coast of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lee/sermons_on_various_important_subjects/sermon_xxiii_the_blessing_of.htm"><span class="l">The Blessing of God on Filial Piety.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Rechabites are said to have been a branch of the <b>Kenites</b>, and to have descended<br> from Hobab, the son of Jethro, Moses' father in law. *. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xxiii the blessing of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/inspiration_and_interpretation/sermon_vii_the_marvels_of.htm"><span class="l">The Marvels of Holy Scripture, --Moral and Physical. --Jael's Deed <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> I find that when the people of God were on their way out of Egypt into Canaan, they<br> were indebted to one family (the <b>Kenites</b>) for kindness and help [591] . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/sermon vii the marvels of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_ii_the_patriarchs.htm"><span class="l">The Patriarchs.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Sea of Edom, or the Red Sea. They were also named <b>Kenites</b> from his son<br> Kenaz. Their country, afterwards called Idumea, was full <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson ii the patriarchs.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_50_of_the_cities.htm"><span class="l">Of the Cities of Refuge.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the Messias, three other cities are to be added to those six which are mentioned<br> in the Holy Scripture,"and they to be among the <b>Kenites</b>, the Kenizzites <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 50 of the cities.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/women_who_saved_a_nation.htm"><span class="l">Women who Saved a Nation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now Heber the Kenite had left the <b>Kenites</b>, the children of Jethro the father-in-<br> law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far away as the oak which is near <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/women who saved a nation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/making_the_best_of_trouble.htm"><span class="l">Making the Best of Trouble</span></a> <br><b>...</b> answered, "Against the South Country of Judah, or against the South Country of the<br> Jerahmeelites, or against the South Country of the <b>Kenites</b>." And Achish <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/making the best of trouble.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_24_of_the_meaning_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Meaning of the Sacrifice Abraham was Commanded to Offer <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land,<br> from the river of Egypt unto the great river Euphrates: the <b>Kenites</b>, and the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 24 of the meaning of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kent/the_making_of_a_nation/study_x_the_foundations_of.htm"><span class="l">The Foundations of Good Citizenship.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> people. The scene in each case was Mount Sinai, which the ancient Hebrews<br> as well as the <b>Kenites</b> regarded as Jehovah's abode. In <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kent/the making of a nation/study x the foundations of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/k/kenites.htm"><span class="l"><b>Kenites</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He is called a "Midianite" (Numbers 10:29), and hence it is concluded that<br> the Midianites and the <b>Kenites</b> were the same tribe. <b>...</b><b>KENITES</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kenites.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/ken'ites.htm"><span class="l">Ken'ites (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ken'ites. <b>Kenites</b>, Ken'ites. Kenizzite . Multi-Version Concordance Ken'ites<br> (6 Occurrences). Genesis 15:19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/ken'ites.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kenite.htm"><span class="l">Kenite (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance Kenite (9 Occurrences). Genesis 15:19 the <b>Kenites</b>, the<br> Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kenite.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rechabites.htm"><span class="l">Rechabites (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> or Jehonadab. They belonged to the <b>Kenites</b>, who accompanied the children of<br> Israel into Palestine, and dwelt among them. Moses married <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rechabites.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cain.htm"><span class="l">Cain (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (see ABEL.). (2.) A town of the <b>Kenites</b>, a branch of <b>...</b> (2) In Joshua 15:57, the Revised<br> Version (British and American) KAIN, which see. See also <b>KENITES</b>. FK Farr. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cain.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kadmonite.htm"><span class="l">Kadmonite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> signifies "the Easterner," or, less probably, "one of the ancient race"): The<br> Kadmonites are mentioned in Genesis 15:19 along with the <b>Kenites</b> and Kenizzites <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kadmonite.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jerah'meelites.htm"><span class="l">Jerah'meelites (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ye made a raid to-day?' And David said: 'Against the South of Judah, and against<br> the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the <b>Kenites</b>.' (See RSV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jerah'meelites.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jerahmeelites.htm"><span class="l">Jerahmeelites (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> have you made a raid today?" David said, "Against the South of Judah, against the<br> South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the <b>Kenites</b>." (WEB KJV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jerahmeelites.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/withdraw.htm"><span class="l">Withdraw (52 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 15:6 And Saul said to the <b>Kenites</b>, Go, depart, withdraw yourselves from<br> among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed kindness to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/withdraw.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm"><span class="l">Midian (60 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> victory-"the day of Midian"-are heard in later literature (Psalm 83:9 Isaiah 9:4;<br> Isaiah 10:26 Habakkuk 3:7). 2. The Kenite Branch: The <b>Kenites</b> appear to have <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/midian.htm - 32k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Kenites.html">Who were the Kenites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Perizzites.html">Who were the Perizzites in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jael-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Jael in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Kenites (8 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/15-19.htm">Genesis 15:19</a></span><br />the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span>, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV DBY WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-21.htm">Numbers 24:21</a></span><br />And he looked on the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span>, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.<br /><span class="source">(KJV BBE DBY WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-22.htm">Numbers 24:22</a></span><br />But still the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span> will be wasted, till Asshur takes you away prisoner.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a></span><br />Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span>, even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">1 Samuel 15:6</a></span><br />Saul said to the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span>, "Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/27-10.htm">1 Samuel 27:10</a></span><br />Achish said, "Against whom have you made a raid today?" David said, "Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span>."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-29.htm">1 Samuel 30:29</a></span><br />and to those who were in Racal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span>,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm">1 Chronicles 2:55</a></span><br />The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the <span class="boldtext">Kenites</span> who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/k/kenites.htm">Kenites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kenites--a_canaanite_tribe_whose_country_was_given_to_abraham.htm">Kenites: A Canaanite Tribe Whose Country Was Given to Abraham</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kenites--jael,_one_of_the,_betrays_and_kills_sisera.htm">Kenites: Jael, One of The, Betrays and Kills Sisera</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kenites--join_the_israelites_and_live_at_jericho.htm">Kenites: Join the Israelites and Live at Jericho</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/k/kenites--the_descendants_of_jethro,_a_midianite,_the_father-in-law_of_moses--later_in_the_wilderness_of_judah.htm">Kenites: The Descendants of Jethro, a Midianite, the Father-In-Law of Moses: Later in the Wilderness of Judah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--connected_with_the_midianites.htm">The Kenites: Connected With the Midianites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--david--pretended_that_he_invaded.htm">The Kenites: David: Pretended That he Invaded</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--david--sent_part_of_the_spoil_of_war_to.htm">The Kenites: David: Sent Part of the Spoil of War To</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--dwelt_in_strongholds.htm">The Kenites: Dwelt in Strongholds</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--had_many_cities.htm">The Kenites: had Many Cities</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--moses--intermarried_with.htm">The Kenites: Moses: Intermarried With</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--moses--invited,_to_accompany_israel.htm">The Kenites: Moses: Invited, to Accompany Israel</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--not_destroyed_with_the_amalekites.htm">The Kenites: Not Destroyed With the Amalekites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--originally_a_people_of_canaan.htm">The Kenites: Originally a People of Canaan</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--part_of,_dwelt_with_israel.htm">The Kenites: Part of, Dwelt With Israel</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--part_of,_dwelt_with_the_amalekites.htm">The Kenites: Part of, Dwelt With the Amalekites</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--ruin_of,_predicted.htm">The Kenites: Ruin of, Predicted</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--showed_kindness_to_israel_in_the_desert.htm">The Kenites: Showed Kindness to Israel in the Desert</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--sisera_slain_by_jael_one_of.htm">The Kenites: Sisera Slain by Jael One of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_kenites--the_rechabites_descended_from.htm">The Kenites: The Rechabites Descended From</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kenizzite.htm">Kenizzite (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kenites.htm">Kenites (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/ken'ite.htm">Ken'ite (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/za-anan'nim.htm">Za-anan'nim (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/father-in-law.htm">Father-in-law (25 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/k/ken'ite.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ken'ite"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ken'ite" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/k/ken'ites.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ken'ites"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ken'ites" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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