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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 1:2

Kenan the father of Mahalalel, Mahalalel the father of Jared.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cainan;   Genealogy;   Jared;   Mahalaleel;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Cainan;   Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cainan;   Jared;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cainan;   Jered;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cainan;   Chronicles, Books of;   Kenan;   Mahalaleel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Jared;   Jered;   Kenan;   Mahalalel;   Shaul;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cainan ;   Jared ;   Mahalaleel ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Je'red;   Ke'nan;   Mahal'ale-El;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cainan;   Chronicles, Books of;   Jared;   Kenan;   Mahalalel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Hebrew Names Version
Kenan, Mahalal'el, Yered,
King James Version
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
English Standard Version
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
New Century Version
Kenan was the father of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the father of Jared. Jared was the father of Enoch.
New English Translation
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered,
Amplified Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
New American Standard Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
World English Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iered,
Legacy Standard Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Berean Standard Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Complete Jewish Bible
Keinan, Mahalal'el, Yered,
Darby Translation
Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared,
George Lamsa Translation
Kenan, Mahalalael, Jered,
Lexham English Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
Literal Translation
Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iared,
American Standard Version
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Bible in Basic English
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Kenan, Mahalchel, Iared.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
King James Version (1611)
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iered,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Cainan, Maleleel, Jared,
English Revised Version
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Chaynan, Malaleel, Jared,
Update Bible Version
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
Webster's Bible Translation
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
New King James Version
Cainan, [fn] Mahalalel, Jared,
New Living Translation
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
New Life Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
New Revised Standard
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,
Revised Standard Version
Kenan, Ma-hal'alel, Jared;
Young's Literal Translation
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Contextual Overview

1 Adam was the father of Seth, Seth was the father of Enosh, Enosh the father of Kenan, 2 Kenan the father of Mahalalel, Mahalalel the father of Jared. 3 Jared was the father of Enoch, who was the father of Methuselah; Methuselah was the father of Lamech, 4 who was the father of Noah. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5 The sons of Japheth—Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. 6 The descendants of Gomer were the people of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes. 8 The sons of Ham—Cush, Egypt, Libya, and Canaan—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names. 9 The descendants of Cush were the people of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were the people of Sheba and Dedan. 10 (Cush had a son named Nimrod, who became the world's first great conqueror.)

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Kenan: Genesis 5:12-14, Luke 3:37, Cainan

Mahalaleel: Genesis 5:15-17, Luke 3:37, Maleleel

Jered: Genesis 5:18-20, Luke 3:37, Jared

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:9 - Cainan 1 Chronicles 4:18 - Jered

Cross-References

Genesis 1:12
So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw.
Genesis 1:14
Then God commanded, "Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals begin;
Job 26:7
God stretched out the northern sky and hung the earth in empty space.
Job 26:14
But these are only hints of his power, only the whispers that we have heard. Who can know how truly great God is?
Psalms 33:6
The Lord created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
Isaiah 45:18
The Lord created the heavens— he is the one who is God! He formed and made the earth— he made it firm and lasting. He did not make it a desolate waste, but a place for people to live. It is he who says, "I am the Lord , and there is no other god.
Nahum 2:10
Nineveh is destroyed, deserted, desolate! Hearts melt with fear; knees tremble, strength is gone; faces grow pale.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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