Historical Records From Adam to Abraham

To Noah’s Sons

Adam,(A) Seth, Enosh, Kenan,(B) Mahalalel,(C) Jared,(D) Enoch,(E) Methuselah,(F) Lamech,(G) Noah.(H)

The sons of Noah:[a](I)

Shem, Ham and Japheth.(J)

The Japhethites(K)

The sons[b] of Japheth:

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

The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath[c] and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites(L)

The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the father[d] of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

11 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13 Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,[e] and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Semites(M)

17 The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:[f]

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

19 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[g] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

20 Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal,[h] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

24 Shem,(N) Arphaxad,[i] Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah

27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham

28 The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

Descendants of Hagar(O)

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.

Descendants of Keturah(P)

32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:(Q)

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.(R)

33 The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

Descendants of Sarah(S)

34 Abraham(T) was the father of Isaac.(U)

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.(V)

Esau’s Sons

35 The sons of Esau:(W)

Eliphaz, Reuel,(X) Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36 The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,[j] Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.[k](Y)

37 The sons of Reuel:(Z)

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The People of Seir in Edom(AA)

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.

40 The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,[l] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.(AB)

41 The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,[m] Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42 The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.[n]

The sons of Dishan[o]:

Uz and Aran.

The Rulers of Edom(AC)

43 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites(AD) 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 from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river[p] succeeded him as king.

49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,[q] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51 Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were:

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

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.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:10 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line.
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:19 Peleg means division.
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:22 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebal
  9. 1 Chronicles 1:24 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10)
  10. 1 Chronicles 1:36 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi
  11. 1 Chronicles 1:36 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:12); Hebrew Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek
  12. 1 Chronicles 1:40 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts Alian
  13. 1 Chronicles 1:41 Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts Hamran
  14. 1 Chronicles 1:42 Many Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts Zaavan, Jaakan
  15. 1 Chronicles 1:42 See Gen. 36:28; Hebrew Dishon, a variant of Dishan
  16. 1 Chronicles 1:48 Possibly the Euphrates
  17. 1 Chronicles 1:50 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts Pai

¶ Adan te papa Sèt, Sèt te papa Enòk,

Enòk te papa Kenan, Kenan te papa Malaleyèl, Malaleyèl te papa Jerèd,

Jerèd te papa Enòk, Enòk te papa Metouchela, Metouchela te papa Lemèk,

Lemèk te papa Noe, Noe te papa Sèm, Kam ak Jafè.

Men non pitit Jafè yo: Gomè, Magòg, Madayi, Javan, Toubal, Mechèk ak Tiras.

Men non pitit Gomè yo: Achkenaz, Rifat ak Togama.

Men non pitit Javan yo: Elicha, Tasis, Kitim ak Wodanim.

Men non pitit Kam yo: Kouch, Mizrayim, Pout ak Kanaran. Se yo ki zansèt moun ki pote non yo.

Men non pitit Kouch yo: Seba, Avila, Sabta, Rama ak Sabteka. Men non pitit Rama yo: Seba ak Dedan.

10 Kouch te papa Nimwòd ki te premye gwo chèf sou latè.

11 Mizrayim fè pitit. Se yo ki te zansèt moun peyi Lidi yo, moun Anam yo, moun Leyab yo, moun Naftou yo,

12 moun Patwous yo, moun Kaslou yo ak moun lil Kaftò yo. Se nan ras sa a moun Filisti yo soti.

13 Men non pitit Kanaran yo: Sidon, premye pitit li ak Et. Se yo menm ki zansèt moun ki pote non yo.

14 Kanaran te zansèt moun Jebis yo, moun Amori yo, moun Gigach yo,

15 moun Evi yo, moun Aka yo, moun Sini yo,

16 moun Avad yo, moun Zema yo ak moun Amat yo.

17 Men non pitit Sèm yo: Elam, Asou, Apachad, Lidi, Aram. Men non pitit Aram yo: Ouz, Oul, Getè ak Mechèk. Se yo ki zansèt moun ki pote non yo.

18 Apachab te papa Chelak, Chelak te papa Ebè.

19 Ebè te gen de pitit gason. Yonn te rele Pelèg, paske sou tan li moun sou latè te divize yonn ak lòt. Lòt pitit Ebè a te rele Joktan.

20 Joktan te papa Almodad, Chelèf, Azamavèt, Jerak,

21 Adoram, Ouzal, Dikla,

22 Ebal, Abimayèl, Seba,

23 Ofi, Avila ak Jobab. Tout moun sa yo se pitit Joktan yo ye.

24 Soti nan Sèm rive sou Abraram, nou jwenn Sèm, Apachad, Chelak,

25 Ebè, Pelèg, Reou,

26 Sewoug, Nakò, Terak

27 ak Abram ki te rele Abraram tou.

28 ¶ Abraram te gen de pitit gason: Izarak ak Izmayèl.

29 Pitit gason Izmayèl yo te vin zansèt douz branch fanmi: Se te Nebajòt, premye pitit Izmayèl la, Keda, Adbeyèl, Mibsam,

30 Michma, Douma, Masa, Adad, Tema,

31 Jetou, Nafich ak Kedma.

32 Abraram te gen yon lòt fanm kay ki te rele Ketoura. Ketoura sa a fè sis pitit gason pou li. Men non yo: Zimran, Joksan, Medan, Madyan, Jisbak ak Swak. Joksan te gen de pitit gason. Se te Seba ak Dedan.

33 Madyan te gen senk pitit gason. Se te Efa, Efè, Enòk, Abida ak Elda. Tout moun sa yo, se nan branch fanmi Ketoura a yo ye.

34 Izarak, pitit gason Abraram, te gen de pitit gason: Se te Ezaou ak Izrayèl.

35 Men non pitit Ezaou yo: Elifaz, Reouyèl, Jeouch, Jalam ak Kore.

36 Se Elifaz ki zansèt branch fanmi sa yo: Teman, Oma, Zefi, Gayetan, Kenaz, Timna ak Amalèk.

37 Reouyèl te zansèt branch fanmi sa yo: Naat, Zera, Chanma ak Miza.

38 Se Seyi ki zansèt premye moun ki te rete nan peyi Edon an. Men non pitit li yo: Lotan, Chobal, Zibeyon, Ana, Dichon, Ezè ak Dichan.

39 Men non pitit Lotan yo: Ori ak Oman. Lotan te gen yon sè ki te rele Timna.

40 Men pitit Chobal yo: Aljan, Manarat, Ebal, Chefi, Onam. Men non pitit Zibeyon yo: Aja ak Ana.

41 Ana te papa Dichon, Dichon te papa Amram, Echban, Jitran ak Keran.

42 Ezè te papa Bilan, Zavan ak Jakan. Dichan menm te papa Ouz ak Aran.

43 Men wa ki te gouvènen peyi Edon an, anvan te gen ankenn wa nan peyi Izrayèl la. Premye a te Bela, pitit gason Beyò. Lavil kote li moun lan te rele Dinaba.

44 Lè Bela mouri, se Jobab, pitit gason Zerak, moun lavil Bozra, ki te gouvènen nan plas li.

45 Lè Jobab mouri, se Oucham, moun peyi Teman, ki te gouvènen nan plas li.

46 Lè Oucham mouri, se Adad, pitit gason Bedad, ki te gouvènen nan plas li. Se Adad sa a ki te bat moun peyi Madyan yo nan plenn Moab la. Yo te rele lavil kote li moun lan Avit.

47 Lè Adad mouri, se Samla, moun Masreka, ki te gouvènen nan plas li.

48 Lè Samla mouri, se Sayil, moun lavil Reyobòt bò larivyè Lefrat la, ki te gouvènen nan plas li.

49 Lè Sayil mouri, se Baalanan, pitit gason Akbò, ki te gouvènen nan plas li.

50 Lè Baalanan mouri, se Ada ki te gouvènen nan plas li. Yo te rele lavil kote li moun lan Payi. Madanm li te rele Metabèl. Se te pitit fi Matrèb, ki pou tèt pa l' te pitit fi Mezarab.

51 Ada mouri. Apre sa, men non pitit Ezaou yo ki te chèf branch fanmi yo: Se te Timna, Alva, Jetèt,

52 Olibama, Ela, Pinon,

53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibza,

54 Masdiyèl, Iram. Se te non tout chèf peyi Edon yo sa.