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the Kenites,אֶת הַקֵּינִיthe Kenizzites,וְאֶת הַקְּנִזִּיthe Kadmonites,וְאֵת הַקַּדְמֹנִי
Genesis 15:19
Study it in the app“the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 15:19, word by word
- the Kenitesקֵּינִיkeni
Kenite
Kenite(s): a people of southern Canaan; Moses' father-in-law belonged to them.
Where else “keni” appears- the Kenizzitesקְּנִזִּיkenizi
Kenizzite
Kenizzite(s): a people of southern Canaan; descendants of Kenaz.
Where else “kenizi” appears- the Kadmonitesקַּדְמֹנִיkadmoni
Kadmonite
Kadmonite(s): a people of Canaan; their name means "the eastern ones".
Where else “kadmoni” appears
The context
18On that day YHWH made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 · This verse (above)
20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
To study Genesis 15 in a group
1. What it says
What did YHWH promise Abram about his descendants, and how did Abram respond (vv. 5-6)?
2. What it means
What relation does the text show between Abram’s faith and its being counted to him as righteousness (v. 6)?
3. How I live it
Which promise of Elohim is hard for you to believe today, and how can you talk with him about it?