Kenan (also spelled Qenan, Kaynan, Caynam or Cainan) (; ; ) 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
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),
[ Genesis 5:9] Kenan fathered
Mahalalel when he was 70 years old.
[ Genesis 5:12] 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
The following
family tree has been constructed from a variety of biblical and extra-biblical sources:
In Islam
In
Islam, Kinān ibn Anūsh (
Arabic: قينان بن أنوش) was the son of Anūsh and possibly a prophet in islam. He is mentioned in the various collections of
qisas al-anbiya, which honor him in an identical manner.
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