1 Chronicles - 1

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1 A dam, Seth, Enosh,

2 K enan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 E noch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 N oah, Shem, Ham and Japheth.

5 T he sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

6 T he sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

7 T he sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

8 T he sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 T he sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

10 C ush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 M izraim became the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

12 P athrus, Casluh, from which the Philistines came, and Caphtor.

13 C anaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, Heth,

14 a nd the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15 t he Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

16 t he Arvadites, the Zemarites and the Hamathites.

17 T he sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

18 A rpachshad became the father of Shelah and Shelah became the father of Eber.

19 T wo sons were born to Eber, the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

20 J oktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21 H adoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22 E bal, Abimael, Sheba,

23 O phir, Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

24 S hem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

25 E ber, Peleg, Reu,

26 S erug, Nahor, Terah,

27 A bram, that is Abraham. Descendants of Abraham

28 T he sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.

29 T hese are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30 M ishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31 J etur, Naphish and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael.

32 T he sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

33 T he sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 A braham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.

35 T he sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36 T he sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek.

37 T he sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

38 T he sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

39 T he sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

40 T he sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.

41 T he son of Anah was Dishon. And the sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran.

42 T he sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

43 N ow these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king of the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

44 W hen Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

45 W hen Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place.

46 W hen Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

47 W hen Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

48 W hen Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place.

49 W hen Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place.

50 W hen Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place; and the name of his city was Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

51 T hen Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

52 c hief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

53 c hief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

54 c hief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.