• A town of the Kenites, a branch of the Midianites ( Joshua 15:57 ), on the east edge of the mountain above Engedi; probably the "nest in a rock" mentioned by Balaam (Numbers 24:21 ). It is identified with the modern Yekin, 3 miles south-east of Hebron.

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Cain'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/cain.html. 1897.