KENIZZITES(Κεναζαῖοι, LXX.), a Canaanitish tribe. ( Gen. 15.19.) Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, is called a Kenezite (Num.32.12; Josh. 14.6), and Othniel, his younger brother, is also called a son of Kenaz. ( Judg. 1.13, 3.9; comp. Josh. 15.17; 1 Chron. 4.13.) Another branch of this race are referred to the Edomites. ( Gen36.11; Winer, s. v.;Ritter, Erdkunde, vol. 15. p. 138; Ewald, Gesch. des Volkes Israel. vol. 1. p. 338.)
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