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The Book of 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles Chapter 1

  

The Historical Records from Adam to Abraham

Adam to Noah’s Sons

1
ADAM,

Seth, Enosh,  2  Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,  3  Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,  4  Noah.

Noah’s sons:
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Descendants of Japheth

5 The sons of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer:
Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 The sons of Javan:
Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

The Descendants of Ham

8 The sons of Ham:
Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush was the father of
Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on the earth. 11 Mizraim was the father of
Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,  12  Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 13 Canaan was the father of
Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,  14  and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,  15  the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,  16  the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

The Descendants of Shem

17 The sons of Shem:
Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 18 Arpachshad was the father of Shelah,
and Shelah was the father of Eber. 19 Two sons were born to Eber:
the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 20 Joktan was the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,  21  Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,  22  Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,  23  Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and Abram, (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham

28 The sons of Abraham:
Isaac and Ishmael.

The Descendants of Hagar Through Ishmael

29 These were their descendants:
Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,  30  Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,  31  Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

The Descendants of Keturah

32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
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 the sons of Keturah.

The Descendants of Sarah

34 Abraham was the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

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.

The Edomites

38 The sons of Seir:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39 The sons of Lotan:
Hori, and Homam. Timna was the sister of Lotan. 40 The sons of Shobal:
Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah, and Anah. 41 The son 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.

The Kings of Edom

43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over Israel:
Bela son of Beor. The name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah succeeded him as king. 45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. 46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith. 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah succeeded him as king. 48 When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river succeeded him as king. 49 When Shaulh died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded him as king. 50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. The name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab. 51 Hadad also died.

The Chiefs of Edom

The chiefs of Edom were:
Chief Timna, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth,  52  Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,  53  Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,  54  Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.