Cainan ben Enos


 * 4th Patriarch of Genesis
 * Genesis 5:9-14
 * Born 395 / Died 1290 (Years after Adam)

Biography
Kenan (AKA: Qenan, Kainan or Cainan) (Hebrew: קֵינָן‬, Modern Qēnan, Tiberian Qēnān; Arabic: Qāynān قَيْنَان) 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 pre-Islamic prophets, which honor him in an identical manner.

A second, postdiluvian Cainan is mentioned in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Book of Genesis, in the Book of Jubilees and in the Genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3.

According to Genesis 5:9-14, Kenan was a son of Enosh and a grandson of Seth. Born when Enosh was ninety[1] years old,[2] Kenan fathered Mahalalel when he was seventy.[3][4] 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.

Bible Narrative
Jared is mentioned in Genesis 5:9-14, as part of the genealogy linking Adam to Noah. The following is taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

- [Genesis 5:9-14 KJV

Genesis Timeline
He appears in the Book of Genesis 5:9-14, and according to the book, he lived 895 years, placing him eighth in the records for the unusually long lifespans for the antediluvian patriarchs. Born 395 / Died 1290 (Years after Adam)

Book of Jubilees Narrative
In the apocryphal Book of Jubilees (4:14-15),

Marriage and Family

 * Book of Genesis