Bible Dictionary
KADMONITE
The Kadmonites were an ancient people mentioned among the inhabitants of the land promised to Abram. Their name means “easterners,” and they may be connected with the people of the east known for wisdom.
Definition
The Kadmonites were an ancient people mentioned among the inhabitants of the land promised to Abram. Their name means “the Easterner,” or possibly “one of the ancient race.”
Biblical Usage
They are listed in Genesis 15:19 with the Kenites and Kenizzites among the peoples associated with the promised land.
Historical Background
They are connected with the children of the east, whose wisdom was celebrated. An Egyptian story refers to a Canaanite land called Kaduma or Kedem.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kad'-mon-it (qadhmoni; Kedmonaioi, signifies "the Easterner," or, less probably, "one of the ancient race"): The Kadmonites are mentioned in Ge 15:19 along with the Kenites and Kenizzites of Edom, and are doubtless the same as "the children of the east," whose wisdom was celebrated (1Ki 4:30). qedhemah, "the East," was a son of Ishmael (Ge 25:15; compare Ge 25:6). In an Egyptian story describing the adventures of a political refugee who fled from Egypt in the time of the XIIth Dynasty, it is said that he found a refuge in Canaan in the land of Kaduma or Kedem.</p><p>A. H. Sayce</p>