1 Chronicles 1
1
From Adam to Abraham
1Adam was the father of Seth. Seth was the father of Enosh. Enosh was the father of Kenan. 2Kenan was the father of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the father of Jared. Jared was the father of Enoch. 3Enoch was the father of Methuselah. Methuselah was the father of Lamech. And he was the father of Noah.
4The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham and Japheth.
5Japheth’s sons were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
6Gomer’s sons were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
7Javan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim# His descendants were the people of Cyprus. and Rodanim.
8Ham’s sons were Cush, Mizraim,# This is another name for Egypt. Put and Canaan.
9Cush’s sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca.
Raamah’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.
10Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod grew up to become a mighty warrior on the earth.
11Mizraim was the father of the people living in Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh.
12Mizraim was also the father of the people living in Pathrus, Casluh and Crete. (The Philistine people came from Casluh.)
13Canaan’s first child was Sidon. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, 14Jebusites, Amorites and the Girgashites. 15He was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites and the Hamathites.
17Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.
18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
19Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg.# This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “divided.” He was named this because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his life. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan.
20Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal and Diklah. 22He was also the father of Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s sons. 24The family line went from Shem to Abraham. It included Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah 27and Abram, who is called Abraham.
Abraham’s Family
28Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.
29These were the sons of Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael’s first son was Nebaioth. Ishmael’s other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were Ishmael’s sons. 32Keturah was Abraham’s slave woman. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.
33Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these people were descendants of Keturah.
34Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel.
35Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
36Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek.
37Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.
The Edomites from Seir
38Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.
39Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam. Lotan had a sister named Timna.
40Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.
Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.
41Anah’s son was Dishon.
Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.
42Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.
Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.
The Kings of Edom
43There were kings ruling in Edom before there were kings in Israel. Bela son of Beor was king of Edom. Bela’s city was named Dinhabah.
44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became king. Jobab was from Bozrah.
45When Jobab died, Husham became king. He was from Teman.
46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king. Hadad’s city was named Avith. Hadad defeated Midian in the country of Moab.
47When Hadad died, Samlah became king. He was from Masrekah.
48When Samlah died, Shaul became king. He was from Rehoboth by the River.
49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor became king.
50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. Hadad’s city was named Pau. Hadad’s wife was named Mehetabel, and she was Matred’s daughter. Matred was the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51Then Hadad died.
The leaders of the family groups of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel and Iram. These were the leaders of Edom.
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1 Chronicles 1
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The Generations From Adam to Abraham
1#Lk 3:38Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2#Lk 3:37; Ge 5:12–20Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3#Jude 1:14Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;
4#Ge 5:32; 9:18Noah,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Japhethites
Ge 10:2–5
5The sons of Japheth were
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.
6The sons of Gomer were
Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
7The sons of Javan were
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Hamites
Ge 10:6–20
8#Ge 10:6–7The sons of Ham were
Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
9The sons of Cush were
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah were
Sheba and Dedan.
10Cush became the father of
Nimrod, who began to be mighty on the earth.
11Egypt became the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, and Naphtuhites, 12Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites.
13Canaan became the father of
Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth 14#Ge 15:21; Jos 3:10and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
Semites
Ge 10:21–31; 11:10–27
17The sons of Shem were
Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram,
Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.
18Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,
and Shelah became the father of Eber.
19Two sons were born to Eber:
The name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.
20Joktan became the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, and Diklah, 22Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24#Ge 11:10–26; Lk 3:34–36Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25#Lk 3:35Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27and Abram, who is Abraham.
The Generations of Abraham
28The sons of Abraham were
Isaac and Ishmael.
Descendants of Hagar
Ge 25:12–16
29These are their generations:
The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
Descendants of Keturah
Ge 25:1–4
32#Ge 25:1–4The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
She bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan were
Sheba and Dedan.
33The sons of Midian were
Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were the sons of Keturah.
Descendants of Sarah
Ge 36:10–14
34#Ge 32:28; 21:2–3Abraham also became the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac were
Esau and Israel.
35#Ge 36:4–5; 36:9–10The sons of Esau were
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36The sons of Eliphaz were
Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37The sons of Reuel were
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
Descendants of Esau in Edom
Ge 36:20–43
38The sons of Seir were
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39The sons of Lotan were
Hori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna.
40The sons of Shobal were
Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon were
Aiah and Anah.
41The son of Anah was
Dishon.
The sons of Dishon were
Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42The sons of Ezer were
Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
The sons of Dishan were
Uz and Aran.
43These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:
Bela the son of Beor (the name of his city was Dinhabah).
44#Isa 34:6; 63:1When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, the one who struck Midian in the open field of Moab, reigned in his place (the name of his city was Avith).
47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River reigned in his place.
49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Akbor reigned in his place.
50#Ge 36:39When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place (the name of his city was Pai, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab). 51Then Hadad died.
The tribal chiefs of Edom were
Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, 52Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 54Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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