Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. (Judges 4:11)
This verse explains the circumstances by which some of the Kenites happened to be living in this northern area when, according to the author’s earlier statement (ch. 1:16), they had settled in southern Palestine. The reason was that these Kenites had separated from the rest of the tribe and sought a home in the lot of Zebulun and Naphtali. One of them named Heber had settled as far north as the region of Kedesh.