Kain standard
"And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,
Where is Kain in the Bible?
Kain was a town located in the hill country of Judah in ancient Israel, mentioned in Joshua 15:57 as part of the tribal territory of Judah. The town is possibly associated with the Kenites, a nomadic people referenced in Numbers 24:21-22, where a prophecy foretells that Kain will be laid waste. Scholars have tentatively identified Kain with the ruins of Yukin, situated on a lofty hill southeast of Hebron overlooking the wilderness of Judah, though this identification remains uncertain. The site holds additional significance in local tradition, as the tomb of Cain is reportedly located there.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 1 with study content
- Numbers
- Joshua
Kain (1)
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)"And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said,
Strong is thy dwelling-place,
And thy nest is set in the rock.
Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted,
Until Asshur shall carry thee away captive."
This place has been very doubtfully identified as the ruin Yukin, a place on a lofty hill Southeast of Hebron, overlooking the wilderness of Judah; the tomb of Cain is shown there. See PEF, III, 312, Sh XXI.
E. W. G. Masterman
(qayin): A clan name, the King James Version "the Kenite" (Nu 24:22; Jud 4:11). In the first passage the Revised Version (British and American