1 Chronicles 1
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From Adam to Noah’s Sons
1The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4and Noah.
The sons of Noah were#1:4 As in Greek version (see also Gen 5:3-32); Hebrew lacks The sons of Noah were. Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Descendants of Japheth
5The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath,#1:6 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also Gen 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts read Diphath. and Togarmah.
7The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
Descendants of Ham
8The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,#1:8 Or Egypt; also in 1:11. Put, and Canaan.
9The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 10Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
11Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.#1:12 Hebrew Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, Caphtorites. See Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7.
13Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,#1:13 Hebrew ancestor of Heth. 14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.
Descendants of Shem
17The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The descendants of Aram were#1:17a As in one Hebrew manuscript and some Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts lack The descendants of Aram were. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.#1:17b As in parallel text at Gen 10:23; Hebrew reads and Meshech.
18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah.
Shelah was the father of Eber.
19Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
20Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal,#1:22 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac version (see also Gen 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts read Ebal. Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
24So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah,#1:24 Some Greek manuscripts read Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah. See notes on Gen 10:24; 11:12-13. 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27and Abram, later known as Abraham.
Descendants of Abraham
28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their genealogical records:
The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
33The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were descendants of Abraham through his concubine Keturah.
Descendants of Isaac
34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.#1:34 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.
Descendants of Esau
35The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho,#1:36a As in many Hebrew manuscripts and a few Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts read Zephi. Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna.#1:36b As in some Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:12); Hebrew reads Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
Original Peoples of Edom
38The descendants of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam.#1:39 As in parallel text at Gen 36:22; Hebrew reads and Homam. Lotan’s sister was named Timna.
40The descendants of Shobal were Alvan,#1:40a As in many Hebrew manuscripts and a few Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts read Alian. Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,#1:40b As in some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Gen 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts read Shephi. and Onam.
The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
41The son of Anah was Dishon.
The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan,#1:41 As in many Hebrew manuscripts and some Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts read Hamran. Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.#1:42a As in many Hebrew and Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts read Jaakan.
The descendants of Dishan#1:42b Hebrew Dishon; compare 1:38 and parallel text at Gen 36:28. were Uz and Aran.
Rulers of Edom
43These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites#1:43 Or before an Israelite king ruled over them.:
Bela son of Beor, who ruled from his city of Dinhabah.
44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab.
47When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.
48When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.
49When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.
50When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau.#1:50 As in many Hebrew manuscripts, some Greek manuscripts, Syriac version, and Latin Vulgate (see also Gen 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts read Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab. 51Then Hadad died.
The clan leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah,#1:51 As in an alternate reading of the Masoretic Text (see also Gen 36:40); the other alternate reads Aliah. Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel, and Iram. These are the clan leaders of Edom.
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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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