Cainan or Kenan
(3675 B.C.--2765 B.C.)
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Cainan is the son of Enos. Adam ordained Cainan a High Priest when he was 87. He attended the High council in the Valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman where the Lord appeared unto them and they called Adam the archangel.
Scriptural References to Enos
| Genesis 5:9 | And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: |
| Genesis 5:10 | And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: |
| Genesis 5:12 | And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: |
| Genesis 5:13 | And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: |
| Genesis 5:14 | And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. |
| 1 Chronicles 1:2 | Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, |
| Luke 3:36 | Which was [the son] of Cainan, which was [the son] of Arphaxad, which was [the son] of Sem, which was [the son] of Noe, which was [the son] of Lamech, |
| Luke 3:37 | Which was [the son] of Mathusala, which was [the son] of Enoch, which was [the son] of Jared, which was [the son] of Maleleel, which was [the son] of Cainan, |
| D&C 107:45 | God called upon Cainan in the wilderness in the fortieth year of his age; and he met Adam in journeying to the place Shedolamak. He was eighty-seven years old when he received his ordination. |
| D&C 107:53 | Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing. |
| Moses 6:17 | And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan. And Enos and the residue of the people of God came out from the land, which was called Shulon, and dwelt in a land of promise, which he called after his own son, whom he had named Cainan. |
| Moses 6:18 | And Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat many sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and he died. |
| Moses 6:19 | And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel; and Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters. And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died. |
| Moses 6:41 | And he said unto them: I came out from the land of Cainan, the land of my fathers, a land of righteousness unto this day. And my father taught me in all the ways of God. |
| Moses 6:42 | And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan, by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore, for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words. |
| JST Genesis 6:15 | And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan. And Enos, and the residue of the people of God, came out from the land which was called Shulon, and dwelt in a land of promise, which he called after his own son, whom he had named Cainan. |
| JST Genesis 6:16 | And Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat many sons and daughters. And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years; and he died. |
| JST Genesis 6:43 | And he said unto them, I came out of the land of Cainan, the land of my fathers, a land of righteousness unto this day; and my father taught me in all the ways of God. |
| JST Genesis 6:44 | And it came to pass, as I journeyed from the land of Cainan by the sea east, I beheld a vision; and lo, the heavens I saw, and the Lord spake with me, and gave me commandment; wherefore for this cause, to keep the commandment, I speak forth these words. |
| JST Genesis 7:6 | And again the Lord said unto me, Look, and I looked towards the north, and I beheld the people of Cainan, which dwelt in tents. |
| JST Genesis 7:8 | Behold, the people of Cainan which are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against the people of Shum, and shall slay them, that they shall be utterly destroyed. |
| JST Genesis 7:9 | And the people of Cainan shall divide themselves in the land, and the land shall be barren and unfruitful, and none other people shall dwell there, but the people of Cainan; for, behold, the Lord shall curse this land with much heat, and the barrenness thereof shall go forth forever. |
| JST Genesis 7:10 | And there was a blackness came upon all the children of Cainan, that they were despised among all people. |
| JST Genesis 7:14 | And it came to pass, that Enoch continued to call upon all the people, save it were the people of Cainan, to repent. |
| JST Luke 3:43 | And of Cainan, and of Arphaxad, and of Shem, and of Noah, and of Lamech, |
| JST Luke 3:44 | And of Mathusala, and of Enoch, and of Jared, and of Maleleel, and of Cainan, |