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Cainan

A man, in the time of the Patriarchs · Early Patriarch · named in 1 verse

Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, was an ancestor of Jesus Christ according to Luke's genealogy.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Possession; smith. (1.) 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).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Arpachshad
Children Shelah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Luke 3:36.

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