A member of a tribe of itinerant metalsmiths related to the [[Midianites]] and the [[Israelites]] who plied their trade while traveling in the region of the Arabah (the desert rift valley extending from the [[Sea of Galilee]] to the [[Gulf of Aqaba]]) from at least the 13th century to the 9th century BC. The Kenites' name was derived from [[Cain]], whose descendants they were believed to be. The Kenites are mentioned several times in the Old Testament. | A member of a tribe of itinerant metalsmiths related to the [[Midianites]] and the [[Israelites]] who plied their trade while traveling in the region of the Arabah (the desert rift valley extending from the [[Sea of Galilee]] to the [[Gulf of Aqaba]]) from at least the 13th century to the 9th century BC. The Kenites' name was derived from [[Cain]], whose descendants they were believed to be. The Kenites are mentioned several times in the Old Testament. |