1 Chronicles 1
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty man on the earth.
11 Mizraim fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, and the Naphtuhites,
12 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, and the Caphtorites.
13 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
14 the Jebusites, the Amorites, and the Girgashites,
15 the Hivites, the Arkites, and the Sinites,
16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
18 Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber. One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, and Diklah,
22 Ebal, Abimael, and Sheba,
23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 Abram, that is, Abraham.
28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29 Their descendants were as follows: Ishmael’s firstborn, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah.
34 Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna.
40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44 Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
45 Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46 Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place. He defeated Midian in the plain of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.
47 Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 Samlah died, and Saul from Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.
49 Saul died, and Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
50 Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
51 Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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