Lucas 3:36

36 Que fué de Sala, que fué de Cainán, Arphaxad, que fué de Sem, que fué de Noé, que fué de Lamech,

Lucas 3:36 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 3:36

Which was the son of Cainan
This Cainan is not mentioned by Moses in ( Genesis 11:12 ) nor has he ever appeared in any Hebrew copy of the Old Testament, nor in the Samaritan version, nor in the Targum; nor is he mentioned by Josephus, nor in ( 1 Chronicles 1:24 ) where the genealogy is repeated; nor is it in Beza's most ancient Greek copy of Luke: it indeed stands in the present copies of the Septuagint, but was not originally there; and therefore could not be taken by Luke from thence, but seems to be owing to some early negligent transcriber of Luke's Gospel, and since put into the Septuagint to give it authority: I say "early", because it is in many Greek copies, and in the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, even in the Syriac, the oldest of them; but ought not to stand neither in the text, nor in any version: for certain it is, there never was such a Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, for Salah was his son; and with him the next words should be connected,

which was the son of Arphaxad;
( Genesis 11:12 Genesis 11:13 )

which was the son of Sem,
or Shem, ( Genesis 11:10 Genesis 11:11 )

which was the son of Noe,
or Noah, ( Genesis 5:32 )

which was the son of Lamech,
( Genesis 5:28 Genesis 5:29 )

Lucas 3:36 In-Context

34 Que fué de Judá, que fué de Jacob, que fué de Isaac, que fué de Abraham, que fué de Thara, que fué de Nachôr,

35 Que fué de Saruch, que fué de Ragau, que fué de Phalec, que fué de Heber,

36 Que fué de Sala, que fué de Cainán, Arphaxad, que fué de Sem, que fué de Noé, que fué de Lamech,

37 Que fué de Mathusala, que fué de Enoch, que fué de Jared, que fué de Maleleel,

38 Que fué de Cainán, que fué de Enós, que fué de Seth, que fué de Adam, que fué de Dios.