Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Possession; smith. ) 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 (Gen. 5:9-14), and was 910 years old when he died. He is also called Kenan (1 Chr. 1:2). ) The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36). He is nowhere named in the Old Testament.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(possessor)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
CAI'NAN (possession, or a smith). 1. The son of Enos. Gen 6:9-14; Luke 3:37. He is called Kenan, which is the correct form, in 1 Chr 1:2. He lived 910 years. 2. A son of Arphaxad, Luke 3:36; but as the name is not found in the Hebrew, it is probably an unwarranted interpolation into the Septuagint, and thence copied by Luke into his Gospel.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
possessor; purchaser
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