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The Kenites interact with some of the leading characters in the Bible, appearing throughout the Old Testament. Their origin is ancient, possibly as far back as Cain.
The Kenites existed roughly during the Iron Age (1200–550 bc). Judges 5:24 refers to the Kenites as a tent-dwelling people, and Exod 2:16 portrays the Midianite/Kenite family of Jethro as pastoralists. They lived in the region of the Arabah north of the Gulf of Aqaba (Exod 2:16–22; Num 24:21–22; Josh 15:22; 1 Sam 15:6), at times extending further west (Judg 1:16) and north (Judg 4:11). Relations with the Israelites were generally friendly (Exod 18:7–12; Num 10:29–32; Judg 4:17–22; 1 Sam 30:29), although they are sometimes cast in an antagonistic light (Gen 15:19; Num 24:21–22).
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