Cainan

THE CAINAN OF LUKE 3:36

He appears in Luke 3:36 between Arphaxad and Shelah, following the Septuagint, and does not appear in the list of Genesis 11:12. It is one of the four places where the Bible's genealogies do not match.

7 people · 7 generations · where the text disagrees: LUKE

FAMILY

PARENTS: Arphaxad LUKE Luke 3:36, following the Septuagint. Genesis 11:12 does not have him.
CHILDREN: Shelah LUKE Luke 3:35-36 puts Cainan between Arphaxad and Shelah; Genesis 11:12 links the two directly.

2 PASSAGES

Luke 3:35 named
Luke 3:36 named

UPDATED 10/18/2026

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