Cainan (antediluvian patriarch)
also KenanMaleb. 3679 BCd. 2769 BC
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).
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Key verses
Luke 3:37
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Genesis 5:9
Enosh lived ninety years, and became the father of Kenan.
Genesis 5:10
Enosh lived after he became the father of Kenan, eight hundred fifteen years, and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:13
Kenan lived after he became the father of Mahalalel eight hundred forty years, and became the father of other sons and daughters
Genesis 5:12
Kenan lived seventy years, then became the father of Mahalalel.