cainan

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cainan - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Cainan
  possession; smith. (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 (Gen.
  5:9-14), and was 910 years old when he died. He is also called
  Kenan (1 Chr. 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."