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Cainan

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Cainan. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos.
  2. 2.The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36).

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  1. Cainan (1)

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    The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He was 70 years old at the birth of his eldest son Mahalaleel, after which he lived 840 years (Gen. 5:9-14), and was 910 years old when he died. He is also called Kenan (1 Chr. 1:2).

  2. Cainan (2)

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    The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36). He is nowhere named in the Old Testament. He is usually called the “second Cainan.”

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(possessor)

Son of Enos, aged 70 years when he begat Mahalaleel his son. He lived 840 years afterwards, and died aged 910. (Genesis 6:9-14) Son of Arphaxad, and father of Sala, according to (Luke 3:36,37) and usually called the second Cainan. The is nowhere named in the Hebrew MSS. It seems certain that his name was introduced into the genealogies of the Greek Old Testament in order to bring them into harmony with the genealogy of Christ in St. Luke’s Gospel.

In the Bible

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Verses where Cainan is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Genesis 5:9

    When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.

  • Genesis 5:10

    And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Genesis 5:12

    When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.

  • Genesis 5:13

    And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

  • Genesis 5:14

    So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.

  • Luke 3:36

    the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

+1 more verse naming Cainan.

Scripture on Cainan

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Entries that reference Cainan

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Cainan references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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