to Saul (13), he and his men “departed from Keilah, and went
whithersoever they could go.” They fled to the hill Hareth, about 3 miles
to the east, and thence through Hebron to Ziph (q.v.). “And David was in
the wilderness of Ziph, in a wood” (1 Samuel 23:15). Here Jonathan
sought him out, “and strengthened his hand in God.” This was the last
interview between David and Jonathan (23:16-18). It is the modern
Khurbet Kila. Others identify it with Khuweilfeh, between Beit Jibrin
(Eleutheropolis) and Beersheba, mentioned in the Amarna tablets.
- KELITA dwarf, a Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the
people (Nehemiah 8:7; 10:10). - KEMUEL helper of God, or assembly of God. (1.) The third son of Nahor
(Genesis 22:21).
(2.) Son of Shiphtan, appointed on behalf of the tribe of Ephraim to
partition the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:24).
(3.) A Levite (1 Chronicles 27:17).
- KENATH possession, a city of Gilead. It was captured by Nobah, who
called it by his own name (Numbers 32:42). It has been identified with
Kunawat, on the slopes of Jebel Hauran (Mount Bashan), 60 miles east
from the south end of the Sea of Galilee. - KENAZ hunter. (1.) One of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. He
became the chief of an Edomitish tribe (Genesis 36:11, 15, 42).
(2.) Caleb’s younger brother, and father of Othniel (Joshua 15:17), whose
family was of importance in Israel down to the time of David (1
Chronicles 27:15). Some think that Othniel (Judges 1:13), and not Kenaz,
was Caleb’s brother.
(3.) Caleb’s grandson (1 Chronicles 4:15).
- KENITES smiths, the name of a tribe inhabiting the desert lying between
southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. Jethro was of this tribe
(Judges 1:16). He is called a “Midianite” (Numbers 10:29), and hence it is
concluded that the Midianites and the Kenites were the same tribe. They
were wandering smiths, “the gipsies and travelling tinkers of the old
Oriental world. They formed an important guild in an age when the art of
metallurgy was confined to a few” (Sayce’s Races, etc.). They showed
kindness to Israel in their journey through the wilderness. They