Kenan

Kenan

Kenan (also spelled Qenan, Kaynan or Cainan) (Hebrew: קֵינָן‎‎, Modern: Qēnan, Tiberian: Qēnān; Arabic: قَيْنَان‎, romanized: Qāynān; Biblical Greek: Καϊνάμ, romanized: 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 Islamic prophets, which honor him in an identical manner. 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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