Kenan קֵינָן

Kenan (Cainan), the son of Enosh, was a descendant of Seth and an ancestor of Noah.

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Also called Cainan.

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In the genealogy of Jesus

Where Kenan appears

Genesis (5), 1 Chronicles (1), Luke (1)

Key verses

• Genesis 5:9 first mention — And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
• Genesis 5:10 — And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
• Genesis 5:12 — And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
• Genesis 5:13 — And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
• Genesis 5:14 — And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
• 1 Chronicles 1:2 — Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
• Luke 3:37 — Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.