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Kenaz (Num 32:12)

Kenaz (Num 32:12)

He was the father of Othniel and Seraiah, in the Exodus and wilderness years. Named in scripture at Numbers 32:12.

Lived: Egypt and Wilderness

Where in scripture

NumbersJoshuaJudges1 Chronicles

except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have followed Yahweh completely.’

Numbers 32:12

Then the children of Judah came near to Joshua in Gilgal. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the thing that Yahweh spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you in Kadesh Barnea.

Joshua 14:6

Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed Yahweh, the God of Israel wholeheartedly.

Joshua 14:14

Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Joshua 15:17

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.

Judges 1:13

When the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up a savior to the children of Israel, who saved them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.

Judges 3:9

The land had rest forty years, then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Judges 3:11

The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.

1 Chronicles 4:13

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Numbers 32:12Joshua 14:6Joshua 14:14Joshua 15:17Judges 1:13Judges 3:9Judges 3:111 Chronicles 4:13

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