Kenizzite
Sign in to saveKenizzite (, also spelled Cenezite in the Douay–Rheims Bible) was an Edomite tribe referred to in the covenant God made with Abraham (). They are not mentioned among the other inhabitants of Canaan in and and probably inhabited some part of Arabia, in the confines of Syria.
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Kenizzite (, also spelled Cenezite in the Douay–Rheims Bible) was an Edomite tribe referred to in the covenant God made with Abraham (). They are not mentioned among the other inhabitants of Canaan in and and probably inhabited some part of Arabia, in the confines of Syria.
The Kenizzites are identified in various ways according to different sources: The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah) and the Jerusalem Talmud offer multiple views, including that the Kenizzites may be the Nabataeans, Edomites, or the people of Asia Minor (situated north of Israel). These interpretations indicate that the Kenizzites are not necessarily Canaanite nations, but could be other nations further from the Holy Land.