1. The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He
was 70 years old at the birth of his eldest son Mahalaleel,
after which he lived 840 years
(Genesis 5:9-14) and was 910 years
old when he died. He is also called Kenan
(1 Chronicles 1:2)
2. The son of Arphaxad
(Luke 3:36) He is nowhere named in the Old
Testament. He is usually called the "second Cainan."