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The Kenites were the Sinites (Gen 10:17-18). The name was changed to Cinite, then misread to Kenite.
- David (6/7/2015 1:58:00 PM)
This verse stands out among the first few genealogical chapters in 1 Chronicles. The families of scribes (Kenites) cannot be patrilineally traced to any of the other individuals here listed; nevertheless, they are counted among the sons of Judah.
The Hebrew expression "from Hammath, father of the house of Rechab" is particularly difficult. On the one hand, many have suggested 'Hammath' is a place-name, but the reading also suggests he is a person (i.e. father of the Rechabites).
This is likely a reference to the Rechabite scribes (also formerly known as Gibeonites & Hivites), who descend from Hammath, the son of Canaan, the son of Ham, the son of Noah. That they are Kenites (lit. "sons of Cain") has lead many to speculate that these Canaanite scribes trace their genealogy matrilineally back to the mysteriously unexplained reference to "Naamah" (the "sister of Tubal-Cain) in Genesis chapter 4. (Thus, by marital relationship or some other means the race of Cain has survived the Great Flood.)
- A Bible Student (2/14/2014 11:53:09 PM)
- David (6/7/2015 1:58:00 PM)
This verse stands out among the first few genealogical chapters in 1 Chronicles. The families of scribes (Kenites) cannot be patrilineally traced to any of the other individuals here listed; nevertheless, they are counted among the sons of Judah.
The Hebrew expression "from Hammath, father of the house of Rechab" is particularly difficult. On the one hand, many have suggested 'Hammath' is a place-name, but the reading also suggests he is a person (i.e. father of the Rechabites).
This is likely a reference to the Rechabite scribes (also formerly known as Gibeonites & Hivites), who descend from Hammath, the son of Canaan, the son of Ham, the son of Noah. That they are Kenites (lit. "sons of Cain") has lead many to speculate that these Canaanite scribes trace their genealogy matrilineally back to the mysteriously unexplained reference to "Naamah" (the "sister of Tubal-Cain) in Genesis chapter 4. (Thus, by marital relationship or some other means the race of Cain has survived the Great Flood.)
- A Bible Student (2/14/2014 11:53:09 PM)
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