Kain

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Kain . 1. A city in the uplands of Judah (  Joshua 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),   Numbers 24:22 (Rv [Note: Revised Version.] ),   Judges 4:11 (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ).

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Holman Bible Dictionary [2]

 Numbers 24:22 Joshua 15:57

Webster's Dictionary [3]

(n.) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord.

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