Old Testament · Major figure
Kenaz
A descendant of Esau and a prominent leader among the clans of Edom and the tribe of Judah.
The name Kenaz refers to multiple individuals in the Old Testament, most notably a grandson of Esau and a clan leader in the tribe of Judah. He is significant as the namesake of the Kenizzites, a group associated with the land promised to Abraham's descendants. His lineage is traced through both Edomite records and the genealogical lists of the tribe of Judah.
In the text
- Verses
- 14
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Genesis 36:11
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 4:15
Where Kenaz appears
14 verses · 8 chaptersIn the same books
- Heber10 versesA name shared by several biblical figures, including a descendant of Asher and a Kenite husband of Jael.
- Machir20 versesThe firstborn son of Manasseh and father of Gilead, whose descendants became a prominent clan in Israel.
- Terah12 versesThe father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran who migrated from Ur of the Chaldeans toward Canaan.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Bela12 versesBela is a name shared by an Edomite king and two distinct figures within the genealogies of Benjamin.
- Beriah10 versesA son of Asher and patriarch of the Beriite clan, listed among the descendants who entered Egypt with Jacob.
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