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Kenan

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Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith (1863)

Ke’nan. (possession). See Cainan. The son of Enos. 1Ch 1:2.

New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (1899)

[Ke’nan] See CAINAN.

Dictionary of the Bible by James Hastings (1909)

KENAN.—Son of Enoch and father of Mahalalel (Gen 5:9; Gen 5:12 [AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Cainan; but AVm [Note: Authorized Version margin.] , like RV [Note: Revised Version.] , Kenan], 1Ch 1:2). The name Kenan is simply a variation of Cain.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915)

kē´nan (קינן, ḳēnān; Καινάν, Kainán) : A son of Enosh, the son of Seth (Gen 5:9, Gen 5:10, Gen 5:12, Gen 5:13, Gen 5:14; 1Ch 1:2). the King James Version form (except in 1Ch 1:2), is “Cainan.”

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