1 ChroniclesChapter 1

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¹Adam, Seth, Enosh, ²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, ³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. ⁴Noah's sons 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, the Kittites, and the Rodanites. ⁸Ham's sons were Cush, Mizraim, 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 to be a mighty warrior on the earth. ¹¹Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, ¹²the Pathrusites, the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Casluhites. ¹³Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn son. He was also the father of the Hittites, ¹⁴the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁵the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁶the Arvadites, the 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 was named Peleg, because the earth was divided in his days. His brother was named Joktan.a ²⁰Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan's sons. ²⁴So the family line from Shem went to Arphaxad, Shelah, ²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷and Abram. Abram is the same man as Abraham. ²⁸Abraham's sons were Isaac and Ishmael. ²⁹Here are their family lines. Ishmael's firstborn son was Nebaioth. Then came Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael's sons. ³²Keturah was Abraham's concubine. Her sons 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. All of these came from 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, and Kenaz. By Timna he also had Amalek. ³⁷Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. ³⁸Seir's sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. ³⁹Lotan's sons were Hori and Homam. Lotan's sister was 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 Cheran. ⁴²Ezer's sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. Dishan's sons were Uz and Aran. ⁴³These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites. First was Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah. ⁴⁴When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became king after him. Jobab was from Bozrah. ⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham became king after him. Husham was from the land of the Temanites. ⁴⁶When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king after him. Hadad beat Midian in the land of Moab. His city was named Avith. ⁴⁷When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah became king after him. ⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul became king after him. Shaul was from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River. ⁴⁹When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor became king after him. ⁵⁰When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king after him. His city was named Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, and Matred was the daughter of Me-zahab. ⁵¹Then Hadad died. These were the chiefs of Edom: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.