Cainan
Also called Kenan
Cainan (antediluvian patriarch)
3678–2768 BC, 910 years traditional (Jones)
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.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Father
- Enos
- Child
- Mahalaleel
- Tagged in
- 7 verses
- The 4th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Born in the era of Creation to the Flood, 4004–2349 BC.
- Alive at the same time as Jared for 775 years, Seth for 717 years, Adam for 605 years, Methuselah for 548 years, Enoch for 365 years, Lamech for 361 years, and Noah for 179 years.
- Named in the same verses as Mahalaleel, Enos, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
4 events in which Cainan takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 3678 BCBirth of CainanGen 5:9; 1 Chr 1:2; Luke 3:37
- 3678 BCLifetime of CainanGen 5:12-14
- 3608 BCBirth of MahlaleelGen 5:12
- 2768 BCDeath of CainanGen 5:14
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 3906–2540 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around this life, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
Begat counts Cainan in 7 tagged verses across 3 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Cainan 2Kenan 6 |
| KJV | Cainan 7Kenan 1 |
| ASV | Cainan 2Kenan 6 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 7 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis5 verses
- 5:9
When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
- 5:10
And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 5:12
When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
- 5:13
And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 5:14
So Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Luke1 verse
- 3:37
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
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).