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Kain (2)

Kain (2) (qayin): A clan name, the King James Version "the Kenite" (Num 24:22, Jdg 4:11). In the first passage the Revised Version (British and American) has "Kain" and margin "the Kenites"; in the second, the...

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Kain (2) (qayin): A clan name, the King James Version "the Kenite" (Num 24:22, Jdg 4:11). In the first passage the Revised Version (British and American) has "Kain" and margin "the Kenites"; in the second, the Revised Version (British and American) has "the Kenite" in text and margin "Kain." Compare preceding article.

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