Cainan

  1. A son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36; Genesis 10:24, in the Septuagint; 11:12–13).

  2. Adam’s great-grandson, also called Kenan (Genesis 5:9–14; 1 Chronicles 1:2; Luke 3:37).

    See Kenan.

People and places

Kenan: Son of Enosh, descendant of Seth Cainan: Son of Arphaxad, ancestor of Jesus (Luke's genealogy)