Bible Strands
Genesis 5:9
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text operates as a chronological entry within the patriarchal genealogy, recording the precise age at which Enosh fathered his first named son.
The words — וַיּוֹלֶד (va/yiyoled) translates literally as "and he fathered," marking the establishment of a direct lineal descendant, while תִּשְׁעִים שָׁנָה (tish'im shanah) anchors the event at the age of ninety.
The thread — Kenan appears in the ancestral lists of 1 Chronicles 1:2 and Luke 3:37 as a documented link in the recorded lineage from Adam to David and Jesus.
Why it lands — The passage demands precise attention to the unbroken transmission of names and ages, establishing a historical framework for subsequent biblical genealogies.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Cross-references
- Luke 3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
- 1 Chronicles 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,