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Cainan

Biblical figure omitted from the Masoretic genealogies
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Summary

Cainan is a human biblical figure[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cainan's father was Arpachshad[3].
  • A child of Cainan was Salah[4].
  • Cainan is recorded as male[5].
  • Cainan's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[6].
  • Cainan's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[7].
  • Cainan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Cainan's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
  • Cainan's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal[10].

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Origins and Family

Cainan's father was Arpachshad[3].

Personal Life

A child of Cainan was Salah[4].

Why It Matters

Cainan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

FAQs

Who were Cainan's parents?

Cainan's father was Arpachshad[3].

Related Entities

Salah

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F088-90E0-FF93-8A62-EDAE
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: F088-90E0-FF93-8A62-EDAE, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  2. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +1
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → human biblical figure
    Sex or gender → male
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 9135, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167480854|KAINAN (#167480854)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #m"
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