Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Giuseppe Regalzi" <regalzi AT iol.it>]

Ian Hutchesson wrote:

>Another item of note is the son of Arpachshad in Jubilees is one
>Cainan, who, unlike Genesis, is the father of Shelah and thus an
>ancestor of the Hebrews. This fellow was responsible for the
>spreading of astrological knowledge and is therefore condemned.
>Now while I could imagine Genesis omitting this character, I can
>see no reason to spontaneously insert it, so I must conclude that
>it was likely part of the earlier tradition that was omitted by
>the "epitomising" Genesis.

Cainan is listed in the Septuagint version of Genesis, too.

Regards,

Giuseppe Regalzi