Bible Person
Meaning: this purchase; this lamentation · Male · 3 cross references
Kenaz is an Edomite family figure in the line of Eliphaz, Esau's son. He belongs to the genealogical world of Edom that runs alongside Israel's own ancestral story. First appears in Gen 36:11.1
AI summary: Kenaz matters because the cross references preserve him within the early clan structure of Edom, showing that Genesis and Chronicles are attentive not only to Israel's line but also to the neighboring peoples descended from Abraham's wider family. His name helps map the tribal development of Esau's house into chiefs and recognized branches. Taken together, the material presents Kenaz as an Edomite ancestor whose place contributes to the broader kinship world around Israel.1
Central Figure
Kenaz
Meaning: this purchase; this lamentation
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.