12 et seq., according to E, Jethro initiates Moses and Aaron into the worship of Yhwh. What God did the Kenites worship? Download our mobile app for on-the-go access to the Jewish Virtual Library, Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1998 - 2022 American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. The Biblical Kenites were a clan of Midianites with expertise in metalworking and the arts living around the northern edge of the Sinai. 'el ro'y, "God of vision or seeing.". A look at some of the verses that mention this group helps to explain why. - Amalek & Israel - Land & People - The Amalekites & the Kenites - In the Aggadah Amalek and Israel pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, The Kenites were an ancient people living near the land of Canaan around the time of Abraham ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). The Kenites "wants'' you to think they are the Jews", but they are the scribes (The Kenites). Revelation. In the time of David the Kenites were finally incorporated into the tribe of Judah (I Sam. The Kenizzite dwelt apparently in the same region, having affinity with the Horites, and subsequently with Edom and Israel Genesis 36:11, Genesis 36:20-23; Joshua 15:17; 1 Chronicles 2:50-52. Judges 1:16 says that his descendants "went up from the City of Palms with the men of Judah to live among the people of the Desert of Judah in the Negev near Arad. In David's time the Kenites lived among the tribe of Judah. of the true genealogy of Christ as opposed to the genealogy of the Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, also known as Reuel, was "the priest of Midian " and a Kenite ( Judges 1:16 ). . ); idem, Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan (1968), 3337; Aharoni, in: Land, 185, 198, 259, 298; B. Mazar, in: JNES, 24 (1965), 297303; R. De Vaux, in: Ere Israel, 9 (1969), 28ff. In Ex. God has Although declining at first, Hobab apparently did go along, for the Kenites are later mentioned as taking up residence in the wilderness of Judah . The angel of Jehovah. due to the fact that the mass media is involved. 21-22). in his heart. [4], According to the Kenite hypothesis, Yahweh was historically a Midian deity, and the association of Moses' father-in-law with Midian reflects the historical adoption of the Midianite cult by the Hebrews. The phrase "angel of the Lord," however, indicates a more distant manifestation to man than the term Lord itself. went into the house: and, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field, 37 He answered and said unto them, He that J. Meek, Hebrew Origins (1936), 93ff; S. Abramsky, in: Eretz Israel, 3 (1954), 11624; W.F. Matthew Poole's Commentary The Kenites are supposed the same with the Midianites, by comparing Exodus 3:1, with Judges 1:16. In common with other intelligent creatures, they take part in the worship of God Revelation 7:11; but their special office is to execute the commands of God in the natural world Psalm 103:20, and especially to minister to the heirs of salvation Hebrews 1:14; Matthew 18:10; Luke 15:10; Luke 16:22. The Kenites were enumerated among them. xviii. She appears to have at length reluctantly arrived at the conclusion that she would never be a mother. These were also called the Kenites. 4:1214), modern Khirbet Nas ("copper ruin," or "ruin of the copper city") in the Arabah, a copper mining center. The Kenites journeyed with the Israelites to Palestine (Judges i. perish. The "key of David" is the knowledge that we said, Come, and. This phrase is especially employed to denote the Lord himself in that form in which he condescends to make himself manifest to man; for the Lord God says of this angel, "Beware of him, and obey his voice; provoke him not, for he will not pardon your transgressions; for my name is in his inmost" Exodus 23:21; that is, my nature is in his essence. They may even perform innocent functions of a human body, such as eating Genesis 18:8; Genesis 19:3. Of these five are Kenaanite, and the other five probably not. Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. They supposedly migrated from southern Asia. Although declining at first, Hobab apparently did go along, for the Kenites are later mentioned as taking up residence in the Wilderness of Judah . "Israelites" ( Yisraelim) refers to the people whom the Hebrew Bible describes specifically as the direct descendants of any of the sons of the patriarch Jacob (later called Israel ), and his descendants as a people are also collectively called "Israel", including converts to their faith in worship of the national god of Israel, Yahweh. At the Exodus it inhabited the vicinity of Sinai and Horeb; and to it belonged Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses (Judges i. 51-55, New York, 1895; Budde, Religion of Israel to the Exile, pp. See also Numbers 24:21 1 Samuel 15:6. The Kenites were coppersmiths and metalworkers. 9, from Midrash Tadshe ). I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my The promise to Abraham in Genesis 15 is most striking to us: On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites." (Gen . Yael and Sisera in the Tent. This was Satan's first attempt in the flesh age, to destroy God's plan. It is remarkable, at the same time, that the Lord is spoken of in these cases as a distinct person from the angel of the Lord, who is also called the Lord. ), a large group of nomadic clans engaged chiefly in metal working. From the Kenites, several sub-families arose: " And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. Balaam's prophecy about the Kenites, "Though your abode be secure, and your nest be set among cliffs" (Num. Their connection with early Yahwistic worship does not exclude the assumption that for a good part they made their livelihood as metal craftsmen (Judg. 10 Gary Nolan, "The Role of the Kenites in Israel's History" (D.Th. They can assume a real form, expressive of their present functions, and affecting the senses of sight, hearing, and touch, or the roots of those senses in the soul. subtilty, eguiled: to suggests that Kenites is a religious rather than a gentilic term, meaning "a worshipper of the goddess Kain", one form of Ashtoreth or Astarte. Eve where his own seed would be born. Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. Several nations, or tribes, are spoken of, that must be cast out to make room for the seed of Abram. The nature of angels is spiritual Hebrews 1:14. They dwelt among the Midianites, as Hobab was both a Midianite and a Kenite Numbers 10:29; Judges 1:16; Judges 4:11. The major problem comes from the current scholarly view that the majority of Israelites originated in Canaan and did not trek through the desert encountering Kenites all the way as the Bible would have it. 11), where they existed in the time of Saul. l. 13. c. 9. sect. Just like the foretold separation of Amalek and the Kenites it seems as if the Kenites were . So it is that with a little study, we can see that the Nephilim and the descendants of Cain were still around after the flood. They lived on the southern border of Judah where they worked as metalworkers and shepherds. 132-133. According to the Septuagint, Judges 1:16 should read "and dwelt among the Amalekites" (MT, "among the people (am)"). According to the Hebrew Bible, the Kenites (/ k i n a t / or / k n a t /; Hebrew: Qin) were a nomadic tribe in the ancient Levant.The Kenites were coppersmiths and metalworkers. Under the first king of Israel, Saul, the Lord commanded that the Amalekites be punished for what they had done to the Israelites on the Exodus from Egypt. Mondriaan, Marlene Elizabeth . with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, 33:2), the Kenite connection of Moses, and the Bible's positive attitude to Kenites. are the See also article by Bernard Stade, 21-22). and met Jethro or Reuel (Ex 2:18), and married "Zipporah his daughter." (Ex 2:21). The phraseology intimates to us a certain inherent plurality within the essence of the one only God, of which we have had previous indications Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3:22. attributes the invention of the art of working bronze and iron, the use of instruments of music, etc. Being spirits, they can resolve the material food into its original elements in a way which we need not attempt to conceive or describe. Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on This view, first proposed by Ghillany, afterward independently by Tiele, and more fully by Stade, has been more completely worked out by Budde; and is accepted by Guthe, Wildeboer, H. P. Smith, and Barton. ), migrated with the Israelites to the neighborhood of Jericho, afterward settled in the south of Judah, and were finally absorbed by that tribe. xxiv. They were friendly to the Israelites, and hence some of them followed their fortunes and settled in their land 1 Chronicles 2:55. Scholars have . Being spirits, they can resolve the material food into its original elements in a way which we need not attempt to conceive or describe. From the Same Person as 27 and 28: Kenites, Israel, Election, and Attitude, in Multiple Parts. Relations between the Israelites and the Kenites were good, but B. Stade and others argued for Kenite influence on Moses and the religion of Israel. Wonder not, believers, if you meet with seasons of darkness and distress. The Midianite clan known as the Kenites, the descendants of Jethro, were allied with the Israelites and eventually merged with the Tribe of Judah. This kindly feeling sprang up soon after the departure from Egypt, and was, no doubt, in the first instance owing to the fact of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, belonging to this people. Phythian-Adams, Israel in the Araba (1934); Th. Kenizzite and Kenezite are two ways of spelling the same Hebrew word, the former being right. Who were the kenites descended from? There was not one Exodus but multiple teeny-weeny exodii. ye know that summer is nigh: but are not = 1:16; 4:11). 37. bered, Bered, "hail." of the true genealogy of Christ as opposed to the genealogy of the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. The Kenite dwelt in the country bordering on Egypt and south of Palestine, in which the Amalekites also are found Numbers 24:20-22; 1 Samuel 15:6. lusts of your father ye will do. 1 Jethro is said to have been "priest of Midian" and a Midianite (Num. 16) to have been a Kenite.This indicates that the Kenites originally formed part of the Midianite tribe or tribes. The "key of David" is the knowledge they denies the existence of the true God. A tribe of Palestine, mentioned in the time of Abraham as possessing a part of the promised land (Gen. xv. The Kenites traveled with the migrating children of Israel and apparently taught them many things and eventually were absorbed into the tribe of Judah. mal'ak "messenger, angel." Barton. Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and that we said, Come, and, The "key of David" is the knowledge They entered the region from the "city of palm trees," which cannot here indicate Jericho, but more likely refers to Zoar or Tamar in the northern part of the Arabah. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: --The Kenites, like the Amalekites, were a nomad race of Arabs, but seem to have been ever friendly to the Israelites. 39 They answered and said unto him, Being spiritual, they are not only moral, but intelligent. At a later period some of the Kenites separated from their brethren in the south, and went to northern Palestine (Judges iv. 16); and their encampment, apart from the latter's, was noticed by Balaam (Num. tares are the children of It is not needful here to enter into the uniquenesses of their ministry. So it intimates that God's covenants with man are made by sacrifice, Ps 50:5. The bounds of the land granted are stated. Examining What Dr. Arnold Murray Has Said, . 14. Pulpit Commentary Verse 6. They accepted the monotheism of Moses, the ethical values of the prophets, and the political concerns of the Israelites as a whole. iii. George Aaron Barton (18591942), US Bible scholar and professor of Semitic languages. 7. 1 Chron 2:55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. The Kenizzites, thought to be the Idumeans, who sprung from Kenaz of Esaus race. 19). false Christ. 1. For the Perizzites see Genesis 13:7; for the Rephaims, Genesis 14:5; and for the rest, Genesis 10:15-18. In front of all the people, he made a stone copy of the commandments given to Moses (Joshua 8:30, 32).After the Gibeonite deception (), "the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered . 24:21) appears to be a reference to the mountains of Midian and Edom (cf. There is so much knowledge in the But they did have cities of their own ( I Samuel 30:29 ). Beltz believed this to be the foundational myth of the Kenites, a clan settled on the southern border of Judah that eventually resettled among the tribes of Judah. Jan 5, 2012 - Map of ALL the land promised to Abraham and his descendantsthe Promised Land. The Kenites journeyed with the Israelites to Canaan (Judges 1:16); and their encampment, apart from the latter's, was noticed by Balaam. . shur, Shur, "wall." ye are the children of them which killed the The Rechabites were kenites. xv. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig Why? Hobab ( *Jethro ), son of Reuel the Midianite, who aided the Israelites in the desert and served as their pathfinder (Num. According to the critical interpretation of the Biblical data, the Kenites were a clan settled on the southern border of Judah, originally more advanced in arts than the Hebrews, and from whom the latter learned much. The Catholic Encyclopedia, The Midianite-Kenite Hypothesis Revisited and the Origins of Judah, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. They were descendants of Ham, who was a son of Noah, whom Noah had cursed. Genesis 19:37-38 explains that one of Lot's sons named Ben-Ammi (meaning "son of my people") was the one through . yshmae'l, Jishmael, "the Mighty will hear. Answer The Kenizzites (or Kenezites) were a group of people during the time of Abraham. Other classes of spiritual beings may be excluded - as the cherubim, the seraphim - because they have not the same office, though the word "angelic" is sometimes used by us as synonymous with heavenly or spiritual. Abraham is our father. The chief fact of importance connected with this race is that Caleb was a Kenezite ( Numbers 32:12 ). through death (Satan) he might destroy The Kenites were shown favor by Israel because of the kindness they extended to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt. 271-278, ib. truth is written and what their destiny is to be. Each and every person who is It seemed clear to him that the purpose of this myth was to explain the difference between the nomadic and sedentary populations of Judah, with those living from their livestock (pastoralists, not raising crops) under the special protection of Yahweh. Enemies are real. In the time of David the Kenites were finally settled among the tribe of Judah.[9]. In this and the following verses ten nations are reckoned as occupying the land of Canaan at this time, whereas only seven are mentioned in the times of Moses and Joshua; and these three are not among them, and seem before those times to have been extinct, or were mixed with the other nations, and were no more distinct ones; though Aben Ezra thinks these people had two names, and Jarchi interprets them of the Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites, who shall be the inheritance of the children of Israel in future times, according to Isaiah 11:14; and so the Jerusalem Talmud (t), from whence he seems to have taken it; and some are of opinion that the Midianites are meant by the Kenites, since Jethro, Moses's father in law, who was of Midian, is called the Kenite, as was also Heber, who was of the same race, Judges 1:16; there were Kenites near to the Amalekites in the times of Balaam, and who dwelt among them in the times of Saul, Numbers 24:20; as there were also some of this name that descended from the father of the house of Rechab, or the Rechabites, who were associates and proselytes to the people of Israel, 1 Chronicles 2:55; the Kenizzites are supposed by some to be the descendants of Kenaz, a grandson of Esau, Genesis 36:11; but then they must be so called here by anticipation, since Kenaz was not now born, and rather then would have had the name of Kenazites; besides, none of the land of the children of Esau, at least of those that dwelt about Mount Seir, was to be given to the children of Israel, Deuteronomy 1:5; could indeed the Edomites or Idumeans be intended, it might be thought this had its accomplishment in the times of David, and more especially when the Idumeans became Jews, embraced their religion, and were one people with them, in the times of Hyrcanus (u): the Kadmonites, or the Orientals, were, as Bochart (w) very probably thinks, the Hivites, who inhabited the eastern part of the land of Canaan about Mount Hermon, and from thence might have their name, as they are in the Jerusalem Targum called the children of the east; and hence came the names of Cadmus and Hermione his wife, who were Hivites, and the fable of their being turned into serpents, which the word Hivites signifies. Being spiritual, they are not only moral, but intelligent. xxiv. Moses' father-in-law was a Kenite. They also excel in strength Psalm 103:20. The extreme links, however, are excluded: man, because he is a special class of intelligent creatures; and God, because he is supreme. Ye are of your father the devil, and the It is the knowledge of to whom the As the most usual task is that of bearing messages, commands, or tidings, he is commonly called a "messenger" angelos). ((u) Joseph Antiqu. Systems of Transliteration Citation of Proper Names. Their central Banking System holds power . 17-38, New York; Barton, Semitic Origins, pp. slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that. deceive, or sway the mind when the truth of the true Christ resides This article examines the Kenite tribe, particularly considering their importance as suggested by the Kenite hypothesis. And the Rechabites added, "But it came to pass, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, 'Come, let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of . 11. . When the Israelites were about to leave the region of Mount Sinai, Moses requested that Hobab accompany them to serve as "eyes" or as a scout for the nation because of his knowledge of the area. The phraseology intimates to us a certain inherent plurality within the essence of the one only God, of which we have had previous indications Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3:22. The kindness which they had shown to Israel in the wilderness was gratefully remembered. Although the transgression of the Amalekites had occurred roughly 500 years before Saul's instruction, God had not forgotten their cruelty. The Kenizzites.The chief fact of importance connected with this race is that Caleb was a Kenezite (Numbers 32:12). The Kenites, according to Mr. Murray, must be exposed. Moses was the law giver. Retrieved 24 June 2016. start reading again.. Satan and his children killed, crucified Jesus. The Kenites were a group of tribes allied to the Israelites. went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, The historical role of Moses is likewise problematic. Israel refers to both a people within Canaan and later to the political entity formed by those people. . Gen 15:18 - On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, 19 - the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 - the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 - the . This characteristic ranges over the whole chain of spiritual being from man up to God himself. The Rachabites, the nomadic, alcohol avoiding monotheists who followed the religion of Jethro, Moses father-in-law, were Kenites. It seems to denote some person of the Godhead in angelic form. Joseph Blenkinsopp, op. l. 13. c. 9. sect. There were Kenites dwelling among the Amalekites in the time of Saul ( 1 Samuel 15:6 ). Lucifer's own household, who refuse to accept Jesus Christ. The spiritual principles of Balanta ancient ancestors from that time up until establishment of the first dynasty in Kemet, and 1,500 years before any mention of "Hebrews" and "Jews" and "Israelite" has also been documented. The Israelites were nomads. = It's the millennium, 9 The These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, was a shepherd and a priest in the land of Midian. children of the devil, the Kenites. Bible," s.v.) But once the Israelites were deported by the Assyrians, the Kenites regained their strength. Conspiracy is In the early history of Israel, the Ammonites were generally viewed as an enemy of Israel. Christ would eventually be born. ye do that which murderer from the beginning, and abode not in They are also closer to us than we may care to imagine. 1. of the true genealogy of Christ as opposed to the genealogy of Satan the cit., pp. Moses then made YHWH known to the Hebrews, who accepted Him as their God. King James Bible and The Strong. The Kenites, then, were a nomadic tribe, more advanced in the arts of life than Israel. These three tribes were probably related to Abram, and, therefore, descendants of Shem. It is not needful here to enter into the uniquenesses of their ministry.3d. The capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Ammon was Rabbah, which is located at modern-day Amman, Jordan. The Kenites came from the south: Midian, Edom, and the Arabah. ib. Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. was trying to keep Eve's seed line from being brought forth, and so he deceived How would you like to have a Kenite keeping your books? Israel did not leave Egypt, Egypt left Canaan. Moreover, in Jeremiah 35:7-8 the Rechabites are described as tent-dwellers with an absolute prohibition against practicing agriculture; however, other Kenites are described elsewhere as city-dwellers. Not much is known about this people group or where exactly they lived. ADD. out directly from God's Word which is unchangeable. will speak through His Very Elect and bring the 144,000 out of confession and 5:26). Berlin, Weimar: Aufbau Verlag. (Genesis 15:1821) At the Exodus, Jethro and his clan inhabited the vicinity of Mount Sinai and Horeb. But it is not the will of God that you should be cast down: fear not; for all that he was to Abram he will be to you.Barnes' Notes on the BibleThe ten principal nations inhabiting this area are here enumerated.