ke'-nez-it (qenizzi; Kenezaios): the King James Version inGe 15:19and the Revised Version (British and American) uniformly, spell "Kenizzite." The Kenezites were the clan whose name-father wasKENAZ(which see). Their land, along with that of their Canaanite tribes, was promised to Abram (Ge 15:19). To this clan belonged Jephunneh, the father of Caleb (Nu 32:12;Jos 14:6,14). It had evidently been absorbed by the tribe of Judah. If the Kenezites went down with Jacob into Egypt, they may have become identified with his family there.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.