Judges 1:16
And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.
Cross-reference
Judges 4:11 identifies Heber the Kenite as a descendant of Hobab — the same Kenite group mentioned in verse 16.
Judges 4:17 shows Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite — continuing the story of the Kenite family from verse 16.
Exodus 4:18 shows Moses seeking Jethro's permission to return to Egypt, reinforcing their relationship and Jethro's identity.
Exodus 18:1 records Jethro hearing of God's acts, adding context about Moses' father-in-law, the ancestor of the Kenites in Judges.
Exodus 18:7 depicts Moses warmly greeting Jethro, further confirming Jethro as the father-in-law whose clan later settled in Judah.
Exodus 18:12 shows Jethro offering sacrifice with Israel's elders, affirming his role as the Kenite ancestor referenced in Judges.
Exodus 18:14-17 records Jethro's wise advice to Moses, enriching the portrait of the father-in-law whose descendants are the Kenites.
Exodus 18:27 describes Jethro departing after his visit, concluding his story while Judges traces his descendants' settlement.
Numbers 10:29-32 records Moses inviting Hobab (father-in-law) — whose descendants, the Kenites, settle with Judah in verse 16.
Exodus 3:1 identifies Jethro as Moses' father-in-law and priest of Midian, the same figure whose descendants are the Kenites here.
1 Samuel 15:6 recalls the Kenites' kindness to Israel at the Exodus — verse 16 records their settlement with Judah, explaining their favored status.
Numbers 10:32 records Moses' promise to Hobab the Kenite — the same family group later settling with Judah in Judges 1:16.
1 Chronicles 2:55 identifies the Kenites as ancestors of the Rechabites — linking back to the Kenites of Judges 1:16.
1 Samuel 27:10 mentions the Kenites as a tribe David claimed to raid — the same people from Judges 1:16.
1 Samuel 30:29 lists the Kenites among those receiving David's spoils — same tribe as in Judges 1:16.
Numbers 24:21 contains Balaam's oracle about the Kenites' secure dwelling — verse 16 shows them settling in Judah's wilderness.
Jeremiah 35:2 introduces the Rechabites, descendants of the Kenites. This shows the clan's later history and their obedience.