The son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36). He is nowhere named in the Old Testament. He is usually called the “second Cainan.”
Person
Cainan
Cainan (son of Arphaxad)
- Name means
- possessor; purchaser
- Belongs to
- Genealogy of Jesus
- Mentioned
- 1 verse · first in Luke 3:36
Family
About Cainan
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Luke
3:36
Others called Cainan
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.