Kadmonites

Kadmonites: The name of a people inhabiting the land promised to Abraham in Genesis 15:19. Jewish tradition regards the term as being identical to Bnei Kedem ("Children of the East") a designation of the relatives of the Hebrews who lived east of them.[1]

References

  1. Encyclopedia Judaica 1997 CD-ROM Edition, article Kedemites or Easterners
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