Bible Person

Kenaz

Meaning: this purchase; this lamentation · Male · 2 cross references

This Kenaz entry refers to an Edomite chief-name in the late lists of Esau's descendants, not to the earlier son of Eliphaz already separately overridden. It belongs to the remembered leadership structure of Edom. First appears in Gen 36:42.1

AI summary: This Kenaz matters because the cross references place the name within the succession of Edomite chiefs, showing that neighboring peoples too are remembered in ordered political terms. Even a brief chief-list entry contributes to the dynastic texture of the wider biblical world. Taken together, the material presents this Kenaz as an Edomite chief-name whose place supports the recorded structure of Esau's house.1

Central Figure

Kenaz

Meaning: this purchase; this lamentation