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Kenan
Kenan was the son of Enosh, Adam's grandson, and the father of Mahalalel. He appears in the antediluvian genealogy of Genesis 5. In Luke's genealogy of Jesus, his name is given as Cainan.
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- CainanPeople
Cainan is a name that appears twice in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3. One Cainan is an antediluvian figure corresponding to Kenan in Genesis; the other is a son of Arphaxad who does not appear in the Hebrew text of Genesis.
- ChenaniahPeople
Chenaniah was a chief of the Levites who directed and taught the singing when David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. He appears in 1 Chronicles 15.
- MahalalelPeople
Mahalalel is an antediluvian figure in the genealogy of Genesis 5. In the line of Seth, he is the son of Kenan and the father of Jared. Scripture records that he lived 895 years.
- EnoshPeople
Enosh is an antediluvian figure in Genesis, the son of Seth and grandson of Adam. The record of his birth is followed by the words "then began men to call upon the name of the LORD."
- KenazPeople
Kenaz is the name of several individuals in the Old Testament. The best known are a grandson of Esau who became a chief of Edom and the father of Othniel, the first judge. The term "Kenezite," applied to Caleb's family, also derives from this name.
Verses in the King James Version 1, showing 1
- 1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
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