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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

ke'-nan (qenan; Kainan) : A son of Enosh, the son of Seth (Ge 5:9,10,12,13,14; 1Ch 1:2). the King James Version form (except in 1Ch 1:2), is "Cainan."