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What Does the Name Kenan/QananMean? 

The name of Kenan holds significance as it appears in Adam’s genealogy, listed in Genesis’ early chapters. Kenan is mentioned in the lineage of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve, listed in Genesis 5.

The name Kenan has Hebrew origins, and its meaning can be interpreted in several ways. In Hebrew, Kenan is thought to derive from the root word qanan, which can be translated to mean “to acquire,” a more active possessing, as in “to come to possess.” Another possible meaning of qanan is as a weaver or composer. If the name is construed from the Hebrew verb qonen, it designates a type of dirge, which can also imply sorrow. In this sense, the name Kenan would mean “lamenter”—not the song itself but its composition.

Since the Bible doesn’t give any information about Kenan, we don’t know if any of these meanings, or a combination, fit his character or life. Maybe Kenan composed dirges, or perhaps he acquired great wealth or land.

Genesis 5 outlines the genealogy of Adam’s descendants, focusing on the righteous line of Seth. Cain had murdered his brother, Abel, and while Cain was cursed, Adam and Eve had a third son, Seth. Kenan is mentioned as the son of Enosh and the father of Mahalalel. The passage provides a formulaic structure, detailing the age of each patriarch at the birth of their son, along with their subsequent lifespan. Kenan is noted to have fathered Mahalalel at 70 and lived for 910 years.

  *** METHUSELAH quite Possible could be the first LEVITE TRIBE. *** 

As mentioned, Methuselah is mentioned in the New Testament in the gospel of Luke, but he is most prominently discussed in the Hebrew Bible.

Let’s take a closer look at how Methuselah is described. 

Genesis 5:21–27:

“When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.”

This provides the basis of our understanding of Methuselah’s place in the family tree. It continues:

‍“When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.”

More straightforwardly, 1 Chronicle 1:3 lists Adam’s lineage all the way down to Noah.

“​​Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.”

Luke 3:23–38 traces the lineage more exhaustively, recounting all the sons of the family tree from Jesus to Adam (condensed here from Noah to Adam).