Kenan
Kenan (Cainan), the son of Enosh, was a descendant of Seth and an ancestor of Noah.
The name Kenan means “buyer; owner”
MaleEarly PatriarchOld & New Testaments3 books7 verses
Summary
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 5:9; referred to as Kenan (קֵינָן) or Cainan (Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ); a son of Enosh; father of Mahalalel.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Birth of Cainanc. 3679 BC
- Lifetime of Cainanc. 3679 BC
- Birth of Mahlaleelc. 3609 BC
- Death of Cainanc. 2769 BC
Glossary entries
Family members
Alternative names
- Καϊνάν, ΚαϊνάμCainanmeans “possessor; purchaser”
- קֵינָןKenan
Mentions
- Genesis 5:9קֵינָן · KenanWhen Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
- Genesis 5:10קֵינָן · KenanAnd after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:12קֵינָן · KenanWhen Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
- Genesis 5:13קֵינָן · KenanAnd after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:14קֵינָן · KenanSo Kenan lived a total of 910 years, and then he died.
- 1 Chronicles 1:2קֵינָן · KenanKenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
- Luke 3:37Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ · Cainan…the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,