A name from Scripture
Kenan
KEE-nun
Meaning
Possession; Smith; Fixed
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Kenan represents the long faithfulness of God — sustaining His purposes across centuries through ordinary people in an unbroken chain.
Verses · King James Version
“And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel.”
Genesis 5:9-14
“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.”
Luke 3:37