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Kefr Kenna

Places & Geography • New Testament
Kefr Kenna is a village identified in connection with Cana of Galilee. It is treated in the supplied source as an alternate reference to Cana.

Kehelathah

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Kehelathah was a desert encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness journeys. Its location is unknown.

Keilah

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Keilah was a fortified city in Judah’s lowland. David rescued it from the Philistines, but later left when God revealed that its inhabitants would surrender him to Saul.

Keilah The Garmite

People & Groups • Old Testament
Keilah the Garmite was a person or family associated with Judah, mentioned in 1 Chronicles. The source distinguishes this name from the town of Keilah.

Kelaiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Kelaiah, also called Kelita, was one of the priests who had taken a foreign wife after the exile. The name may refer to the same person as Kelita in related lists.

Kelita

People & Groups • Old Testament
Kelita was a Levite who returned with Ezra, helped explain the law to the people, and signed the covenant in Nehemiah’s time.

Kemuel

People & Groups • Old Testament
Kemuel is the name of several men: a son of Nahor, a leader from Ephraim who helped divide Canaan, and a Levite leader in David’s time.

Kenan

People & Groups • Old Testament
Kenan, also called Cainan, was a son of Enosh and a descendant of Seth. He appears in the genealogical records of Genesis and Chronicles.

Kenath

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Kenath was a city in Bashan captured by Nobah, who gave it his own name. It was later associated with the region east of the Jordan.

Kenaz

People & Groups • Old Testament
Kenaz is the name of several men, including an Edomite chief, the father of Othniel, and a descendant of Caleb. The name is associated with hunting.

Kenezite

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Kenizzites were a clan or tribe descended from Kenaz. Their land was included among the territories promised to Abraham, and Caleb was associated with this clan.

Kenite, The

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Kenite was a member of a nomadic people closely related to Midian and associated with Jethro. Kenites maintained friendly relations with Israel, and some later became associated with the Rechabites.
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