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KAIN.—1. A city in the uplands of Judah (Jos_15:57), probably to be identified with the modern Khirbet Yakîn, on a hill S.W. of Hebron, with tombs, cisterns, and other traces of an ancient town. A neighbouring sanctuary is pointed out as the tomb of Cain. 2. A clan name = the Kenites (wh. see), Num_24:22 (RV [Note: Revised Version.] ), Jdg_4:11 (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ).
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