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1-4 These are the earliest generations of mankind:[a] Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5-9 The sons of Japheth[b] were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Canaan, and Put.

The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:1 These are the earliest generations of mankind, implied. Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The names in boldface type are referred to in the following verse or verses. The use of bold type or italic type does not mean that these persons were more important; it is simply a way of easier identification of ancestors and descendants.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Japheth. Italics mean that the name has previously appeared in bold face type.

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