1 Chronicles 1
Modern English Version
The Generations From Adam to Abraham
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;
4 Noah,
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Japhethites(A)
5 The sons of Japheth were
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer were
Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan were
Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Hamites(B)
8 The sons of Ham were
Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush were
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah were
Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush became the father of
Nimrod, who began to be mighty on the earth.
11 Egypt became the father of
the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, and Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites.
13 Canaan became the father of
Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth 14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
Semites(C)
17 The sons of Shem were
Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram,
Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.
18 Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,
and Shelah became the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber:
The name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.
20 Joktan became the father of
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, and Diklah, 22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram, who is Abraham.
The Generations of Abraham
28 The sons of Abraham were
Isaac and Ishmael.
Descendants of Hagar(D)
29 These are their generations:
The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
Descendants of Keturah(E)
32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
She bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan were
Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian were
Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were the sons of Keturah.
Descendants of Sarah(F)
34 Abraham also became the father of Isaac.
The sons of Isaac were
Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau were
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz were
Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel were
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
Descendants of Esau in Edom(G)
38 The sons of Seir were
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 The sons of Lotan were
Hori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna.
40 The sons of Shobal were
Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon were
Aiah and Anah.
41 The son of Anah was
Dishon.
The sons of Dishon were
Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42 The sons of Ezer were
Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
The sons of Dishan were
Uz and Aran.
43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:
Bela the son of Beor (the name of his city was Dinhabah).
44 When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46 When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, the one who struck Midian in the open field of Moab, reigned in his place (the name of his city was Avith).
47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River reigned in his place.
49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Akbor reigned in his place.
50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place (the name of his city was Pai, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab). 51 Then Hadad died.
The tribal chiefs of Edom were
Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, 52 Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
1 Chronicles 1
American Standard Version
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and [a]Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and [b]Rodanim.
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came [c]the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 13 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth, 14 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 16 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and [d]Meshech. 18 And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 22 and [e]Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram (the same is Abraham).
28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael. 29 These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, [f]Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and [g]Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister. 40 The sons of Shobal: [h]Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, [i]Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah. 41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: [j]Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, [k]Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.
43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 46 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith. 47 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead. 49 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50 And Baal-hanan died, and [l]Hadad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was [m]Pai: and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. 51 And Hadad died.
And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief [n]Aliah, chief Jetheth, 52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 1:6 In Gen. 10:3, Riphath.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7 In Gen. 10:4, Dodanim.
- 1 Chronicles 1:12 Hebrew Pelishtim.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 In Gen. 10:23, Mash.
- 1 Chronicles 1:22 In Gen. 10:28, Obal.
- 1 Chronicles 1:36 In Gen. 36:11, Zepho.
- 1 Chronicles 1:39 In Gen. 36:22, Hemam.
- 1 Chronicles 1:40 In Gen. 36:23, Alvan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:40 In Gen. 36:23, Shepho.
- 1 Chronicles 1:41 In Gen. 36:26, Hemdan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:42 In Gen. 36:27, and Akan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:50 In Gen. 36:39, Hadar.
- 1 Chronicles 1:50 In Gen. 36:39, Pau.
- 1 Chronicles 1:51 In Gen. 36:40, Alvah.
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