kenites

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Do we understand who these people are, like really ?

 

[Deborah_]

Yes, we know who the Kenites are - the descendants of Moses' brother-in-law Hobab (Numbers 10:29-32; Judges 1:16). They travelled alongside the Israelites from Mount Sinai and settled in the Promised Land, but kept themselves separate and maintained their own distinct culture. And every so often, they pop up in the Biblical histories. Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, murdered the Canaanite general Sisera during the time of the judges (Judges 4:16-22). Jehonadab, the son of Rekab, helped Jehu to purge Israel of Baal worship during the time of the kings (II Kings 10:15-17). Jehonadab's descendants became known as “the Rekabites”, and were commended by God through the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 35).

So the Kenites, on the whole, have an honourable history.

 

[Jay Ross]

Yes, we know who the Kenites are - the descendants of Moses' brother-in-law Hobab (Numbers 10:29-32; Judges 1:16). They travelled alongside the Israelites from Mount Sinai and settled in the Promised Land, but kept themselves separate and maintained their own distinct culture. And every so often, they pop up in the Biblical histories. Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, murdered the Canaanite general Sisera during the time of the judges (Judges 4:16-22). Jehonadab, the son of Rekab, helped Jehu to purge Israel of Baal worship during the time of the kings (II Kings 10:15-17). Jehonadab's descendants became known as “the Rekabites”, and were commended by God through the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 35).

So the Kenites, on the whole, have an honourable history.

For those who want to trace their story back around 600 years then we can discover that they are also descendants of Abraham, and Hobah was a descendant of Midian, who was born of Keturah, Abraham's wife, after Sarah had died.

Gen 25:1-6: -25:1 Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. 6 But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had; and while he was still living he sent them eastward, away from Isaac his son, to the country of the east.​

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Abraham's third family, he trained in the ways of the Lord before he sent them off to the east. Jethro was a Priest of the Midianites and was also called Reuel, which has the meaning of "friend of God."

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