The First Book of the [a]Chronicles, or [b]Paralipomenon

1 The genealogy of Adam and Noah until Abraham. 27 And from Abraham to Esau. 35 His children. 43 Kings and Dukes came of him.

Adam, [c]Seth, Enosh,

Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Noah, [d]Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:1 Hebrew, words of days.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:1 Or, things omitted, to wit, in the books of the kings.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:1 Meaning, that Seth was Adam’s son, and Enosh Seth’s son.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:4 It had been sufficient to have named Shem of whom came Abraham and David, but because the world was restored by these three, mention is also made of Ham and Japheth.

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