Topic
Cainan
8 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Luke 3:36Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Arphaxad
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
- 1 Chronicles 1:2Easton · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called KENAN — Son of Enos
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
- Luke 3:37Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Also called KENAN — Son of Enos
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,
- Genesis 5:9–14Easton
¶ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. ¶ And Cainan lived seventy years,…
- Genesis 5:9–15Nave 1. Also called KENAN — Son of Enos
¶ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. ¶ And Cainan lived seventy years,…
- Genesis 6:9–14Smith
¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God…
- Genesis 10:24ISBE
And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
- Genesis 11:12ISBE
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Possession; smith. (1.) 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).
(2.) The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36). He is nowhere named in the Old Testament. He is usually called the “second Cainan.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- Son of Enos, aged 70 years when he begat Mahalaleel his son. He lived 840 years afterwards, and died aged 910. (Genesis 6:9-14)
- Son of Arphaxad, and father of Sala, according to (Luke 3:36,37) and usually called the second Cainan. The is nowhere named in the Hebrew MSS. It seems certain that his name was introduced into the genealogies of the Greek Old Testament in order to bring them into harmony with the genealogy of Christ in St. Luke’s Gospel.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.