When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Ma-hal'alel.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
  2. קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
  3. מהללאל mahe
John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel .
] Here the Septuagint version adds an hundred years, as befor…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Concerning each of these, except Enoch, it is said, and he died. It is good to observe the deaths of others.

They all lived very lo…

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