Person
Cainan
Post-flood ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, son of Arphaxad and father of Shelah (Luke 3:36).
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Who is this?
Cainan the son of Arphaxad appears only in Luke 3:36, in the genealogy tracing ' lineage back through and . He follows the Septuagint text of Genesis 11, which inserts Cainan between Arphaxad and , and is distinct from the antediluvian son of named in Luke 3:37.
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