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KAIN

(Heb. qayin)

(PLACE)

A settlement included in the list of towns in the tribal allotment of Judah (Josh. 15:57). It has most often been identified with en-Nebi Yaqin (164100), a small site ca. 10 km. (6 mi.) SE of Hebron. Unfortunately, the site has not been systematically examined by archaeologists. However, the similarity in name and the site’s location in close proximity to other well-known settlements with which Kain is grouped in the Josh. 15 list (e.g., Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and Juttah) provide strong circumstantial support for this identification.

The LXX omits Kain in Josh. 15:57, suggesting to some that Kain might be a gloss added to the MT in order to modify Zanoah (“Zanoah of Kain,” or “Zanoah of the Kenites”) in order to distinguish it from a different Zanoah listed in v. 34.

Wade R. Kotter






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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