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Cainan

Also called Kenan

Born c. 3678 BC · Died c. 2768 BC (traditional dating)

Belongs to: Genealogy of Jesus

Father: Enos

Children: Mahalaleel

Mentioned in 7 verses. Here are the first ones. The list is based on an open dataset and is not complete: not every place a person or place is mentioned is included.

Where Cainan is mentioned

  • 1 Chronicles 1:2–3

    2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

    3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

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  • Genesis 5:9–14

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

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

    11 So Enosh lived a total of 905 years, and then he died.

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

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

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

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  • Luke 3:35–38

    35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

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

    37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

    38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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