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Verse 16

16. the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah—called "the Kenite," as probably descended from the people of that name (Numbers 24:21; Numbers 24:22). If he might not himself, his posterity did accept the invitation of Moses (Numbers 24:22- :) to accompany the Israelites to Canaan. Their first encampment was in the "city of palm trees"—not Jericho, of course, which was utterly destroyed, but the surrounding district, perhaps En-gedi, in early times called Hazezon-tamar (Numbers 24:22- :), from the palm-grove which sheltered it. Thence they removed for some unknown cause, and associating themselves with Judah, joined in an expedition against Arad, in the southern part of Canaan (Numbers 21:1). On the conquest of that district, some of this pastoral people pitched their tents there, while others migrated to the north (Numbers 21:1- :).

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