Cainan (son of Arphaxad)

• Luke 3:35–36 has Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad.
  Source evidence (1)

  AI-assisted comparison with the cited narrative; not independent historical verification.

  • LUK 3:23–38, engwebp

    ²³Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

    ²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

    ²⁵the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

    ²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,

    ²⁷the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

    ²⁸the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,

    ²⁹the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

    ³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,

    ³¹the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

    ³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

    ³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

    ³⁴the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

    ³⁵the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

    ³⁶the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

    ³⁷the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

    ³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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• Genesis 11:12–13 says that Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah, and lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
  Source evidence (2)

  AI-assisted comparison with the cited narrative; not independent historical verification.

  • GEN 11:10–12, engwebp

    ¹⁰This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.

    ¹¹Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

    ¹²Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.

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  • GEN 11:12–14, engwebp

    ¹²Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.

    ¹³Arpachshad lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

    ¹⁴Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber.

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• 1 Chronicles 1:18 says, “Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber,” and 1:24 names “Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah” one after another.
  Source evidence (2)

  AI-assisted comparison with the cited narrative; not independent historical verification.

  • 1CH 1:17–23, engwebp

    ¹⁷The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

    ¹⁸Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

    ¹⁹To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    ²⁰Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

    ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

    ²²Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

    ²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

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  • 1CH 1:24–27, engwebp

    ²⁴Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

    ²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu,

    ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah,

    ²⁷Abram (also called Abraham).

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Luke 3:35–36 puts Cainan between Arphaxad and Shelah; Genesis 11:12 and 1 Chronicles 1:18 say that Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and 1 Chronicles 1:24 names Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah one after another, with no word of who became the father of whom. This collection records Luke’s Cainan as an entry of its own, keeps both the father-son relationships Luke gives and the one Genesis and 1 Chronicles give, and does not decide how the records of the three books fit together.