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Kenan or Cainan ( Hebrew קֵינָן , Standard Hebrew Qenan , Tiberian Hebrew Qênān ) was a Biblical patriarch first mentioned in the Old Testament book of Genesis . Acoording to Genesis 5:9-14, he was the grandson of Seth and son of Enos . Born when Enos was ninety years old, Cainan had his first named son, Mahalaleel , when he was seventy. Other sons and daughters were born to Cainan before he died at 910 years of age. Cainan is also mentioned by name in the geneaology of Jesus given in Luke 3:37 in the New Testament . v t e1
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Kenan (also spelled Qenan , Kainan or Cainan ) Hebrew : קֵינָן , Modern : Keinan , Tiberian : Qênān , "possession; smith") 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, Kenan fathered Mahalalel when he was seventy.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.
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Kenan (also spelled Qenan , Kaynan or Cainan ) ( Hebrew : , Modern : Qēnan , Tiberian : Qēnān ; Arabic : Qāynān قَيْنَان; Kaïnám ) 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. Additionally, Kenan is also mentioned in Islam in the various collections of tales of the pre-Islamic prophets , which honor him in an identical manner. 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, Kenan fathered Mahalalel when he was seventy. 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. Ninety according to the Masoretic Text, one hundred ninety according to the Septuagint.Genesis 5:9 Genesis 5:12 Seventy according to the Masoretic Text, one hundred seventy according to the Septuagint.
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Biblical figure This article is about the ante-diluvian patriarch mentioned in the Bible.Kenan (also spelled Qenan , Kaynan or Cainan ) ( Hebrew : קֵינָן , Modern : Qēnan , Tiberian : Qēnān ; ; ) is an Antediluvian patriarch first mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible .The Sefer ha-Yashar describes Cainan, the possessor of great astrological wisdom, which had been inscribed on tables of stone, as the son of Seth ; i.e., the antediluvian Kenan grandson of Seth according to the Bible .
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Biblical figure This article is about the ante-diluvian patriarch mentioned in the Bible. Kenan (also spelled Qenan , Kaynan, Caynam or Cainan ) ( Hebrew : קֵינָן , Modern : Qēnan , Tiberian : Qēnān ; Arabic : كِنَاْنْ , romanized : Kinān ; Biblical Greek : Καϊνάμ , romanized: Kaïnám ) is an Antediluvian patriarch first mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible . The Sefer ha-Yashar describes Cainan, the possessor of great astrological wisdom, which had been inscribed on tables of stone, as the son of Seth ; i.e., the antediluvian Kenan grandson of Seth according to the Bible . He is revered within Islamic tradition as well.
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