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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Kenan

ke'-nan (qenan; Kainan) :

A son of Enosh, the son of Seth (Genesis 5:9,10,12,13,14; 1 Chronicles 1:2). the King James Version form (except in 1 Chronicles 1:2), is "Cainan."

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.