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