1 Chronicles 1:1-2:8

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1 Adam,^(A) Seth, Enosh,

² Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

³ Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

⁴ Noah, Noah’s sons:^[a]

Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵ Japheth’s^(B) sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶ Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath,^[b] and Togarmah.

⁷ Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.^[c]

⁸ Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim,^[d] Put, and Canaan.

⁹ Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca.

Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a great warrior on earth.

¹¹ Mizraim^(C) fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, ¹² Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor.^(D)

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

¹⁷ Shem’s^(E) sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

¹⁸ Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. ¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg^[e] because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was 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 sons.

²⁴ Shem,^(F) Arpachshad, Shelah,

²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah,

²⁷ and Abram (that is, Abraham).

²⁸ Abraham’s sons: Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹ These^(G) are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

These were Ishmael’s sons.

³² The sons^(H) born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Jokshan’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

³³ Midian’s sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

All of these were Keturah’s descendants.

³⁴ Abraham^(I) fathered Isaac.

Isaac’s sons: Esau and Israel.^(J)

³⁵ Esau’s^(K) sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶ Eliphaz’s sons: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.^[f]

³⁷ Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

³⁸ Seir’s^(L) sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹ Lotan’s sons: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

⁴⁰ Shobal’s sons: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.

Zibeon’s sons: Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹ Anah’s son: Dishon.

Dishon’s sons: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

⁴² Ezer’s sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.

Dishan’s sons: Uz and Aran.

⁴³ These^(M) were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom

before any king reigned over the Israelites:

Bela son of Beor.

Bela’s town was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah^(N) reigned in his place.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites^(O) reigned in his place.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the territory of Moab, reigned in his place.

Hadad’s town was named Avith.

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River reigned in his place.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

⁵⁰ When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place.

Hadad’s city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel

daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

Edom’s^(P) chiefs: Timna, Alvah,^[g] Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram.

These were Edom’s chiefs.

2 These^(Q) were Israel’s sons:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi,

Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

² Dan, Joseph, Benjamin,

Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

⁵ Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.

⁶ Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara^[h](T)—five in all.

⁷ Carmi’s son: Achar,^[i](U) who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

⁸ Ethan’s son: Azariah.