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Family History From Adam to Noah
1-3The first generations of people were Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah.#1:1-3 This list of names gives the name of a man, followed by his descendants.
4The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Japheth’s Descendants
5The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath,#1:6 Riphath Or “Diphath.” and Togarmah.
7The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
Ham’s Descendants
8The sons of Ham were Cush,#1:8 Cush That is, Ethiopia. Mizraim,#1:8 Mizraim That is, Egypt. Put, and Canaan.
9The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
10Nimrod, a descendant of Cush, grew up to become the strongest and bravest soldier in the world.
11Mizraim was the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, 12Pathrus, Casluh, and Caphtor. (The Philistines came from Casluh.)
13Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his first child. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, 14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites, and the people from Hamath.
Shem’s Descendants
17Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were#1:17 Aram’s sons were This is found in one Hebrew copy and some copies of the ancient Greek version. It is also found in the standard Hebrew text of Gen. 10:23, but not here. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.#1:17 Meshech Or “Mash.” See Gen. 10:23.
18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
19Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg,#1:19 Peleg This name means “division.” because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his lifetime. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan. 20(Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Ebal,#1:22 Ebal Or “Obal.” See Gen. 10:28. Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these men were Joktan’s sons.)
24Shem’s descendants were Arphaxad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27and Abram. (Abram is also called Abraham.)
Abraham’s Family
28Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their descendants:
Ishmael’s first son was Nebaioth. His other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael’s sons.
32Abraham also had sons by Keturah, his slave woman. They were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.
33Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.
These men were the descendants of Keturah.
Isaac’s Descendants
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,#1:36 Zepho Or “Zephi.” Gatam, and Kenaz. Also Eliphaz and Timna had a son named Amalek.
37Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The Edomites
38Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam.#1:39 Homam Or “Heman.” See Gen. 36:22. 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 in Edom long before there were kings in Israel. These are the names of the kings of Edom:
Bela was the son of Beor. The name of Bela’s city was Dinhabah.
44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became the new king. Jobab came from Bozrah.
45When Jobab died, Husham became the new king. Husham was from the country of the Temanites.
46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became the new king. Hadad defeated Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was named Avith.
47When Hadad died, Samlah became the new king. Samlah was from Masrekah.
48When Samlah died, Shaul became the new king. Shaul was from Rehoboth by the Euphrates River.
49When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Acbor became the new king.
50When Baal Hanan died, Hadad became the new king. Hadad’s city was named Pau.#1:50 Pau Or “Pai.” Hadad’s wife was named Mehetabel. Mehetabel was Matred’s daughter. Matred was Mezahab’s daughter. 51Then Hadad died.
The leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel, and Iram. This is a list of the leaders of Edom.
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1 Chronicles 1
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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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