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Jared was the father of Enoch, who was the father of Methuselah; Methuselah was the father of Lamech, who was the father of Noah. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The sons of Japheth—Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.

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Enoch,(A) Methuselah,(B) Lamech,(C) Noah.(D)

The sons of Noah:[a](E)

Shem, Ham and Japheth.(F)

The Japhethites(G)

The sons[b] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23.