Biblia Chronos

Person

Cainan draft

Cainan (son of Arphaxad)

The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36).

Family & connections

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Line of descent

13 generations back to God, following the father where one is recorded.

  1. God
  2. Adam
  3. Seth
  4. Enos
  5. Cainan (antediluvian patriarch)
  6. Mahalaleel (line of Seth)
  7. Jared
  8. Enoch (father of Methuselah)
  9. Methuselah
  10. Lamech (father of Noah)
  11. Noah
  12. Shem
  13. Arphaxad
  14. Cainan (son of Arphaxad)

Descendants

Three generations.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36). He is nowhere named in the Old Testament. He is usually called the “second Cainan.”

In Scripture

1 verse in 1 book
  • Luke3:36

Source: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC-BY-SA-4.0)