Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 5:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
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Role in This Section
Kenan's 840 later years include other sons and daughters beyond Mahalalel.
Read It With
- Genesis 5:1–32
Read Genesis 5:12–14 together. Verse 12 identifies the selected son; verse 13 acknowledges the larger family; verse 14 supplies the total and death.
Why It Needs Context
This verse does not complete Kenan's entry by itself; the connected verses supply the later years, other children, total lifespan, and death notice.
Read Genesis 5:12–14 together
Why these verses belong together: Kenan's fatherhood, later years, other children, total, and death form one complete genealogical entry.
Verse 12. 12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Verse 13. 13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Verse 14. 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 5:1–32 — Adam's Generations Carry Life Through Death to NoahSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Reader-facing Scripture wording, verse numbering, paragraph data, and supplied-word markup.
Exact location: Pinned eBible/CrossWire standardized 1769 KJV corpus, Genesis 5:1–32
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Toledot heading, Adam/humanity wording, image and likeness, formulaic genealogy, Enoch walking and taking, death refrain, and Noah-comfort wordplay.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 5:1–32
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