Kenan

Biblical figure

This article is about the ante-diluvian patriarch mentioned in the Bible. For the post-diluvian patriarch, see Cainan. For other uses, see Kenan (disambiguation).

Kenan

קֵינָן

Kenan as depicted in Jacques de Charron's Histoire universelle (1630)

Spouse| Mualeleth
Children| Mahalalel
more sons and daughters
Parent| Enos
Relatives| Seth (grandfather)
Adam and Eve (great-grandparents)
Cain (granduncle)
Abel (granduncle)
Irad (second cousin)
Jared (grandson)
Enoch (great-grandson)
Methuselah (great-great-grandson)
Lamech (great-great-great-grandson)
Noah (great-great-great-great-grandson)

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.

## In scriptures

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According to Genesis 5:9–14, Kenan was a son of Enosh and a grandson of Seth. Born when Enosh was 90 years old (3679 BC),[1][2] Kenan fathered Mahalalel when he was 70 years old.[3][1] Other sons and daughters were born to Kenan before he died at 910 years of age (when Noah was aged 179 as per the Masoretic chronology).

According to the Book of Jubilees, Kenan's mother was Noam, wife and sister of Enosh; and Kenan's wife, Mualeleth, was his sister.

He is also mentioned in the Genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:36–37.

## Family tree

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The following family tree has been constructed from a variety of biblical and extra-biblical sources:

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| | | | | | Cain[a]| | | Abel[b]| | | Seth[c]
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| | | | | | Enoch[d]| | | | | | | | Enos[e]
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| | | | | | Irad[f]| | | | | | | | Kenan[g]
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| | | | | | Mehujael[f]| | | | | | | | Mahalalel[h]
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| | | | | | Methushael[f]| | | | | | | | Jared[i]
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Adah[j]| | | | Lamech[f]| | | | Zillah[j]| | Enoch[k]
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Jabal[l]| | Jubal[m]| | Tubal-Cain[n]| | Naamah[n]| | Methuselah[o]
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Shem[r]| | Ham[r]| | Japheth[r]

1. ^ a b c Genesis 4:1
2. ^ Genesis 4:2
3. ^ Genesis 4:25; 5:3
4. ^ Genesis 4:17
5. ^ Genesis 4:26; 5:6–7
6. ^ a b c d Genesis 4:18
7. ^ Genesis 5:9–10
8. ^ Genesis 5:12–13
9. ^ Genesis 5:15–16
10. ^ a b Genesis 4:19
11. ^ Genesis 5:18–19
12. ^ Genesis 4:20
13. ^ Genesis 4:21
14. ^ a b Genesis 4:22
15. ^ Genesis 5:21–22
16. ^ Genesis 5:25–26
17. ^ Genesis 5:28–30
18. ^ a b c Genesis 5:32

## In Islam

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Kenan is mentioned in Islam in the various collections of tales of the Islamic prophets, which honor him in an identical manner.

## Gallery

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* Engraving of Kenan from Bartolomeo Gai's Epitome historico-chronologica (1751)

## References

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1. ^ a b Larsson, Gerhard (1983). "The Chronology of the Pentateuch: A Comparison of the MT and LXX". Journal of Biblical Literature. 102 (3): 401–409\. doi:10.2307/3261014. JSTOR 3261014.
2. ^ Genesis 5:9
3. ^ Genesis 5:12

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Traditional genealogy of Muhammad

Generations after Creation|

* Adam and Hawwa
* Sheyth
* Enos
* Kenan
* Mahalalel
* Jared
* Idris
* Methuselah
* Lamik
* Nuh
* Sam

Ibrahim|

* Ibrahim
* Ismail

Tribe of the Adnanites|

* Adnan
* Ma'add ibn Adnan
* Nizar
* Mudar
* Ilyas
* Mudrikah
* Khuzayma
* Kinanah
* Al-Nadr ibn Kinanah
* Malik
* Fihr al-Quraysh

Quraysh tribe|

* Ghalib
* Lu'ay
* Ka'b
* Murrah
* Kilab
* Qusai
* Abd Manaf
* Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

The House of Hashim|

* Abd al-Muttalib
* Abd-Allah
* Muhammad

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Adam to David according to the Hebrew Bible

Creation to Flood|

* Adam
* Seth
* Enos
* Kenan
* Mahalalel
* Jared
* Enoch
* Methuselah
* Lamech
* Noah
* Shem

Patriarchs after Flood|

* Arpachshad
* Cainan
* Shelah
* Eber
* Peleg
* Reu
* Serug
* Nahor
* Terah
* Abraham
* Isaac
* Jacob

Tribe of Judah to Kingdom|

* Judah
* Perez
* Hezron
* Ram
* Amminadab
* Nahshon
* Salmon
* Boaz
* Obed
* Jesse
* David

Names in italics only appear in the Greek Septuagint version

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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