CAINAN
- Easton's
- Nave's
- Torrey's
| EASTON'S BIBLE DICTIONARY |
possession; smith.
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 (Genesis
5:9-14), and was 910 years old when he died. He is also called Kenan (1 Chronicles
1:2).
The son of Arphaxad (Luke
3:36). He is nowhere named in the Old Testament. He is usually called
the "second Cainan."
| TORREY'S "THE NEW TOPICAL TEXTBOOK" (additional material included) |
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