Kenan

Kenan
Born	325 AM
Died	1235 AM
Children	Mahalalel more sons and daughters
Parent(s)	Enos
Relatives	Seth (grandfather)

This article is about the ante-diluvian patriarch mentioned in the Bible. For the post-diluvian patriarch, see Cainan. For other uses, see Kenan (disambiguation).

Kenan (also spelled Qenan, Kainan or Cainan) Hebrew: קֵינָן, Modern Keinan, Tiberian Kaynan ; Qênān) was a Biblical patriarch first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Book of Genesis as living before the Great Flood. He is also mentioned in the Genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:36-37.

A second, postdiluvian Cainan is mentioned in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Book of Genesis, in the Book of Jubilees and in the Genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3.

According to Genesis 5:9-14, Kenan was a son of Enosh and a grandson of Seth. Born when Enosh was ninety years old,^[1] Kenan fathered Mahalalel when he was seventy.^[2] Other sons and daughters were born to Kenan before he died at 910 years of age.

According to the Book of Jubilees, Kenan's mother was Noam, wife and sister of Enosh; and Kenan's wife, Mualeleth, was his sister.

Family Tree

Azûrâ

Nâôm

Mûalêlêt

Baraḫa

Irad

Mahalalel

Dinah

Rasujel

Mehujael

Daniela

Jared

Baraqa

Edna

Edna

Betenos

References

Adam to David according to the Bible

Creation to Flood	Adam Seth Enos Kenan Mahalalel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Shem

Cain line	Adam Cain Enoch Irad Mehujael Methusael Lamech Tubal-cain

Patriarchs after Flood	Arpachshad Cainan Shelah Eber Peleg Reu Serug Nahor Terah Abraham Isaac Jacob

Tribe of Judah to Kingship	Judah Perez Hezron Ram Amminadab Nahshon Salmon Boaz Obed Jesse David

Names in italics only appear in the Greek Septuagint version

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