Bible Encyclopedias
Kadmonite
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
kad´mon - ı̄t ( קרמני , ḳadhmōnı̄ ; Κεδμωναῖοι , Kedmōnaı́oi , signifies "the Easterner," or, less probably, "one of the ancient race"): The Kadmonites are mentioned in Genesis 15:19 along with the Kenites and Kenizzites of Edom, and are doubtless the same as "the children of the east," whose wisdom was celebrated ( 1 Kings 4:30 ). קרמה , ḳēdhemāh , "the East," was a son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15; compare Genesis 25:6 ). In an Egyptian story describing the adventures of a political refugee who fled from Egypt in the time of the XII th Dynasty, it is said that he found a refuge in Canaan in the land of Kaduma or Kedem.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Kadmonite'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​k/kadmonite.html. 1915.