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Adam’s Descendants

Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.[a]

Japheth’s Descendants

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,[b] and Togarmah.

The sons[c] of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.[d]

Ham’s Descendants

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim,[e] Put, and Canaan.

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.[f]

11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended[g]) , and the Caphtorites.

13 Canaan was the father of Sidon—his firstborn—and Heth, 14 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

Shem’s Descendants

17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Aram:[h] Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.[i]

18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 19 Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided;[j] his brother’s name was Joktan.

20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal,[k] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,[l] 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram (that is, Abraham).

28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29 These were their descendants:

Ishmael’s Descendants

Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were[m] Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Keturah’s Descendants

32 The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine,[n] gave birth: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, 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.

Isaac’s Descendants

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

Esau’s Descendants

35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi,[o] Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.[p]

37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.)[q]

40 The sons of Shobal: Alyan,[r] Manahath, Ebal, Shephi,[s] and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

41 The son[t] of Anah: Dishon.

The sons of Dishon: Hamran,[u] Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan.[v]

The sons of Dishan:[w] Uz and Aran.

Kings of Edom

43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him.[x]

45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.

47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.

48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River[y] succeeded him.

49 When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.

50 When Baal Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai.[z] His wife[aa] was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

51 Hadad died.

Tribal Chiefs of Edom

The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman,[ab] Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram.[ac] These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4 tc The LXX reads “Noah; the sons of Noah [were] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” Several English translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) follow the LXX.sn Shem, Ham, and Japheth were Noah’s three sons (Gen 6:10).
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:6 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX and Vulgate, read “Riphath” (see Gen 10:3). This is followed by several English translations (e.g., NAB, NIV, NLT), while others (e.g., ASV, NASB, NRSV) follow the MT reading (“Diphath”).
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:7 tn Or in this case, “descendants.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:7 tc The Kethib has רוֹדָנִים (Rodanim), which probably refers to the island of Rhodes. The Qere has דּוֹדָנִים (Dodanim), which refers to one of the most ancient and revered locations in ancient Greece. The MT and most medieval Hebrew mss of the parallel list in Gen 10:4 read “Dodanim,” but a few have “Rodanim.”tn Heb “Kittim and Rodanim.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:8 tn That is, “Egypt.”
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:10 tn Heb “he began to be a mighty warrior in the earth.”
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:12 tn Heb “came forth.”
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:17 tc The words “the sons of Aram” do not appear in the Hebrew text. Apparently the phrase וּבְנֵי אֲרָם (uvene ʾaram) has accidentally dropped out of the text by homoioteleuton (note the presence of אֲרָם just before this). The phrase is included in Gen 10:23.
  9. 1 Chronicles 1:17 tc The MT of the parallel geneaology in Gen 10:23 reads “Mash,” but the LXX there reads “Meshech” in agreement with 1 Chr 1:17.
  10. 1 Chronicles 1:19 sn Perhaps this refers to the scattering of the people at Babel (Gen 11:1-9).
  11. 1 Chronicles 1:22 tc Some medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Obal” (see Gen 10:28).
  12. 1 Chronicles 1:24 tc Some LXX mss read “Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah” (see also the notes on Gen 10:24; 11:12-13).
  13. 1 Chronicles 1:29 tn The words “the others were” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  14. 1 Chronicles 1:32 sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).
  15. 1 Chronicles 1:36 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, along with some LXX mss and the Syriac, read “Zepho” (see Gen 36:11).
  16. 1 Chronicles 1:36 tn The Hebrew text has simply, “and Timna and Amalek,” but Gen 36:12 indicates that Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, was the mother of Amalek. See also v. 39 below, which states that Timna was the sister of Lotan.
  17. 1 Chronicles 1:39 tn Perhaps this is the Timna mentioned in v. 36.
  18. 1 Chronicles 1:40 tc Some medieval Hebrew mss and a few LXX mss read “Alvan” (see Gen 36:23).
  19. 1 Chronicles 1:40 tc A few medieval Hebrew mss read “Shepho” (see Gen 36:23).
  20. 1 Chronicles 1:41 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed. For stylistic reasons the singular “son” was used in the translation.
  21. 1 Chronicles 1:41 tn The parallel geneaology in Gen 36:26 has the variant spelling “Hemdan.” Some English versions follow the variant spelling here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT).
  22. 1 Chronicles 1:42 tn The parallel geneaology in Gen 36:27 has the variant spelling “Akan.” Among English versions that use the variant spelling here are NIV, NCV, NLT.
  23. 1 Chronicles 1:42 tc The MT reads “Dishon” here, but this should be emended to “Dishan.” See the list in v. 38 and Gen 36:28.
  24. 1 Chronicles 1:44 tn Heb “ruled in his place,” here and in vv. 45-50.
  25. 1 Chronicles 1:48 tn Or “near the river.” sn The river may refer to the Euphrates River (cf. NRSV, CEV, NLT).
  26. 1 Chronicles 1:50 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, along with some LXX mss, the Syriac, and Vulgate, read “Pau.” See also Gen 36:39.
  27. 1 Chronicles 1:50 tn Heb “The name of his wife.”
  28. 1 Chronicles 1:53 tn The parallel genealogy in Gen 36:42 has the variant spelling “Temam.”
  29. 1 Chronicles 1:54 tn Each of the names in this list is preceded by the word “chief” in the Hebrew text. This has not been included in the translation because it would appear very redundant to the modern reader.

Genealogies from Adam(A)

Adam fathered[a] Seth, who fathered[b] Enosh, who fathered Kenan, who fathered Mahalalel, who fathered Jared, who fathered Enoch, who fathered Methuselah, who fathered Lamech, who fathered Noah, who fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Japheth’s descendants were[c] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Gomer’s descendants were Ashkenaz, Diphath,[d] and Togarmah.

Javan’s descendants were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.[e]

Ham’s descendants were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Cush’s descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca.

Raamah’s descendants were Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush fathered Nimrod. He became the first powerful ruler on the earth.

11 Mitzraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, 12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines descended)[f], and the Caphtorim.

13 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, as well as Heth, 14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Archites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17 Shem’s descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.[g] 18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah and Shelah fathered Eber. 19 Eber fathered two sons. The name of the one was Peleg (because the earth was divided during his lifetime) and his brother was named Joktan. 20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab—all of these were Joktan’s descendants.

24 In summary,[h] Shem fathered[i] Arpachshad, who fathered[j] Shelah, 25 who fathered Eber, who fathered Peleg, who fathered Reu, 26 who fathered Serug, who fathered Nahor, who fathered Terah, 27 who fathered Abram—that is, Abraham.

Genealogy of Abraham’s Family(B)

28 Abraham’s descendants were Isaac and Ishmael. 29 These are their genealogies: the firstborn Ishmael fathered Nebaioth, and then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah—these are the Ishmaelites.

32 The descendants born to Keturah, Abraham’s mistress,[k] were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The descendants of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33 The descendants of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.

34 Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac’s descendants were Esau and Israel.

Esau’s Genealogy

35 Esau’s descendants were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36 Eliphaz’s descendants were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

37 Reuel’s descendants were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 Seir’s descendants were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Lotan’s descendants were Hori and Homam. Lotan’s sister was Timna.

40 Shobal’s descendants were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.

Zibeon’s descendants were Aiah and Anah.

41 Anah’s descendant was Dishon.

Dishon’s descendants were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Ezer’s descendants were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.[l]

Dishan’s[m] descendants were Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

43 Here’s a list of kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelis, beginning with[n] Beor’s son Bela (his city was named Dinhabah). 44 After Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab from Bozrah succeeded him.

45 After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

46 After Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him. His city was named Avith.

47 After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.

48 After Samlah died, Shaul[o] from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River[p] succeeded him.

49 After Shaul[q] died, Achbor’s son Baal-hanan succeeded him.

50 After Baal-hanan died, Hadad succeeded him. His city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-zahab. 51 Then Hadad died.

The chiefs of Edom included the chiefs of Timna, Aliah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram—these are the clans of Edom.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:1 The Heb. lacks fathered
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:1 The Heb. lacks who fathered; and so through v 4
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:5 The Heb. lacks were; and so throughout the genealogies
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:6 So MT LXX and Vg read Riphath; cf. Gen 10:3 Riphath
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:7 So MT and LXX. Syr and Vg read Dodanim; cf. Gen 10:4 Dodanim
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:12 Lit. Philistines are named
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:17 So MT; cf. Gen 10:23 Mash
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:24 The Heb. lacks In summary
  9. 1 Chronicles 1:24 The Heb. lacks fathered
  10. 1 Chronicles 1:24 The Heb. lacks who fathered; and so through v 27
  11. 1 Chronicles 1:32 Or concubine; i.e. a secondary wife, and so throughout the book
  12. 1 Chronicles 1:42 Or Akan; cf. Gen 36:27
  13. 1 Chronicles 1:42 MT reads Dishon; cf. Gen 36:28
  14. 1 Chronicles 1:43 The Heb. lacks beginning with
  15. 1 Chronicles 1:48 Or Saul
  16. 1 Chronicles 1:48 The Heb. lacks River
  17. 1 Chronicles 1:49 Or Saul