- KADESH the sacred city of the Hittites, on the left bank of the Orontes,
about 4 miles south of the Lake of Homs. It is identified with the great
mound Tell Neby Mendeh, some 50 to 100 feet high, and 400 yards long.
On the ruins of the temple of Karnak, in Egypt, has been found an
inscription recording the capture of this city by Rameses II. (See
PHARAOH.) Here the sculptor “has chiselled in deep work on the stone,
with a bold execution of the several parts, the procession of the warriors,
the battle before Kadesh, the storming of the fortress, the overthrow of the
enemy, and the camp life of the Egyptians.” (See HITTITES.) - KADMIEL before God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned
with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Nehemiah 9:4; 10:9; 12:8). - KADMONITES Orientals, the name of a Canaanitish tribe which
inhabited the north-eastern part of Palestine in the time of Abraham
(Genesis 15:19). Probably they were identical with the “children of the
east,” who inhabited the country between Palestine and the Euphrates. - KANAH reedy; brook of reeds. (1.) A stream forming the boundary
between Ephraim and Manasseh, from the Mediterranean eastward to
Tappuah (Joshua 16:8). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that
constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa and
Caesarea. Others identify it with the river’ Aujeh.
(2.) A town in the north of Asher (Joshua 19:28). It has been identified
with ‘Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles south-east
of Tyre. About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strown
about. And in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women,
and children cut in the face of the rock. These are supposed to be of
Phoenician origin.