Genesis 5:12
“And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:”
KJV
Read in Genesis 5Meaning
Kenan reaches 70 years and fathers Mahalalel, continuing the sequence that links Adam's family toward later generations.
Read carefully
The verse is genealogical rather than biographical; it supplies the relationship needed for the line without narrating Kenan's wider life.
Reflection
The repeated structure emphasizes continuity itself as an important part of the biblical story.