The Definition of the word Cainan

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."