1 Chronicles 1
1
Historical Records From Adam to Abraham
To Noah’s Sons
1Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
4The sons of Noah:#1:4 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line.
Shem, Ham and Japheth.
The Japhethites
5The sons#1:5 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23. of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
6The sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, Riphath#1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath and Togarmah.
7The sons of Javan:
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
The Hamites
8The sons of Ham:
Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
9The sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.
10Cush was the father#1:10 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20. of
Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.
11Egypt was the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
13Canaan was the father of
Sidon his firstborn,#1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost and of the Hittites, 14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
The Semites
17The sons of Shem:
Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
The sons of Aram:#1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line.
Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,
and Shelah the father of Eber.
19Two sons were born to Eber:
One was named Peleg,#1:19 Peleg means division. because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
20Joktan was the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal,#1:22 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebal Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24Shem, Arphaxad,#1:24 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10) Shelah,
25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26Serug, Nahor, Terah
27and Abram (that is, Abraham).
The Family of Abraham
28The sons of Abraham:
Isaac and Ishmael.
Descendants of Hagar
29These were their descendants:
Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
Descendants of Keturah
32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan:
Sheba and Dedan.
33The sons of Midian:
Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.
All these were descendants of Keturah.
Descendants of Sarah
34Abraham was the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.
Esau’s Sons
35The sons of Esau:
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
36The sons of Eliphaz:
Teman, Omar, Zepho,#1:36 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi Gatam and Kenaz;
by Timna: Amalek.#1:36 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:12); Hebrew Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek
37The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
The People of Seir in Edom
38The sons of Seir:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
39The sons of Lotan:
Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
40The sons of Shobal:
Alvan,#1:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts Alian Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah and Anah.
41The son of Anah:
Dishon.
The sons of Dishon:
Hemdan,#1:41 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts Hamran Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
42The sons of Ezer:
Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.#1:42 Many Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts Zaavan, Jaakan
The sons of Dishan#1:42 See Gen. 36:28; Hebrew Dishon, a variant of Dishan:
Uz and Aran.
The Rulers of Edom
43These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:
Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.
44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river#1:48 Possibly the Euphrates succeeded him as king.
49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.
50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,#1:50 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts Pai and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51Hadad also died.
The chiefs of Edom were:
Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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1 Chronicles 1
1
The Descendants of Adam
(Genesis 5.1-32)
1Adam, Sheth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahal´aleel, Jered, 3Henoch, Methu´selah, Lamech, 4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
The Descendants of the Sons of Noah
(Genesis 10.1-32)
5The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Ma´dai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6And the sons of Gomer; Ash´kenaz, and Riphath, and Togar´mah. 7And the sons of Javan; Eli´shah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Do´danim.
8The sons of Ham; Cush, and Miz´ra-im, Put, and Canaan. 9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Hav´ilah, and Sabta, and Ra´amah, and Sab´techa. And the sons of Ra´amah; Sheba, and Dedan. 10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11And Miz´ra-im begat Ludim, and An´amim, and Le´habim, and Naph´tuhim, 12and Path´rusim, and Cas´luhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caph´torim.
13And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, 14the Jeb´usite also, and the Amorite, and the Gir´gashite, 15and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 16and the Ar´vadite, and the Zem´arite, and the Ha´mathite.
17The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphax´ad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 18And Arphax´ad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg;#1.19 That is, Division. because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan. 20And Joktan begat Almo´dad, and Sheleph, and Ha´zar–ma´veth, and Jerah, 21Hador´am also, and Uzal, and Diklah, 22and Ebal, and Abim´a-el, and Sheba, 23and Ophir, and Hav´ilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
The Descendants of Shem
(Genesis 11.10-26)
24Shem, Arphax´ad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Re´u, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27Abram; the same is Abraham.
The Descendants of Ishmael and Keturah
(Genesis 25.1-6,12-18)
28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ish´ma-el. 29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ish´ma-el, Nebai´oth; then Kedar, and Ad´beel, and Mibsam, 30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Ked´emah. These are the sons of Ish´ma-el. 32Now the sons of Ketu´rah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Mid´i-an, and Ishbak, and Shu´ah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 33And the sons of Mid´i-an; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abi´da, and Elda´ah. All these are the sons of Ketu´rah.
The Descendants of Esau
(Genesis 36.1-43)
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 35The sons of Esau; El´iphaz, Reu´el, and Je´ush, and Ja´alam, and Korah. 36The sons of El´iphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Am´alek. 37The sons of Reu´el; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38And the sons of Se´ir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zib´e-on, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 39And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister. 40The sons of Shobal; Ali´an, and Man´ahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zib´e-on; Ai´ah, and Anah. 41The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 42The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Be´or: and the name of his city was Din´habah. 44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Te´manites reigned in his stead. 46And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Mid´i-an in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 47And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masre´kah reigned in his stead. 48And when Samlah was dead, Sha´ul of Reho´both by the river reigned in his stead. 49And when Sha´ul was dead, Ba´al–ha´nan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50And when Ba´al–ha´nan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pa´i; and his wife's name was Mehet´abel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me´zahab. 51Hadad died also.
And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Ali´ah, duke Jetheth, 52duke Aholiba´mah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 53duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54duke Mag´di-el, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
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