Person
Cainan
antediluvian patriarch
- Also called
- Kenan
- Father
- Children
- Born
- 3679 BC
- Died
- 2769 BC
- Groups
- Genealogy of Jesus
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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).
Timeline
- 3679 BCBirth of Cainan · Genesis 5:9 – Luke 3:37
- 3679 BCLifetime of Cainan · Genesis 5:12–14
- 3609 BCBirth of Mahlaleel · Genesis 5:12
- 2769 BCDeath of Cainan · Genesis 5:14