1 Chronicles 1

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Genealogies from Adam^(A)

1 Adam fathered^[a] Seth, who fathered^[b] Enosh, ² who fathered Kenan, who fathered Mahalalel, who fathered Jared, ³ who fathered Enoch, who fathered Methuselah, who fathered Lamech, ⁴ who fathered Noah, who fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵ Japheth’s descendants were^[c] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶ Gomer’s descendants were Ashkenaz, Diphath,^[d] and Togarmah.

⁷ Javan’s descendants were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.^[e]

⁸ Ham’s descendants were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁹ Cush’s descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca.

Raamah’s descendants were Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Cush fathered Nimrod. He became the first powerful ruler on the earth.

¹¹ Mitzraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, ¹² the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines descended)^[f], and the Caphtorim.

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

¹⁷ Shem’s descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.^{[g] 18} Arpachshad fathered Shelah and Shelah fathered Eber. ¹⁹ Eber fathered two sons. The name of the one was Peleg (because the earth was divided during his lifetime) and his brother was named 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 descendants.

²⁴ In summary,^[h] Shem fathered^[i] Arpachshad, who fathered^[j] Shelah, ²⁵ who fathered Eber, who fathered Peleg, who fathered Reu, ²⁶ who fathered Serug, who fathered Nahor, who fathered Terah, ²⁷ who fathered Abram—that is, Abraham.

Genealogy of Abraham’s Family^(B)

²⁸ Abraham’s descendants were Isaac and Ishmael. ²⁹ These are their genealogies: the firstborn Ishmael fathered Nebaioth, and then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah—these are the Ishmaelites.

³² The descendants born to Keturah, Abraham’s mistress,^[k] were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The descendants of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. ³³ The descendants of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.

³⁴ Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac’s descendants were Esau and Israel.

Esau’s Genealogy

³⁵ Esau’s descendants were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶ Eliphaz’s descendants were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

³⁷ Reuel’s descendants were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

³⁸ Seir’s descendants were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹ Lotan’s descendants were Hori and Homam. Lotan’s sister was Timna.

⁴⁰ Shobal’s descendants were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.

Zibeon’s descendants were Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹ Anah’s descendant was Dishon.

Dishon’s descendants were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

⁴² Ezer’s descendants were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.^[l]

Dishan’s^[m] descendants were Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

⁴³ Here’s a list of kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelis, beginning with^[n] Beor’s son Bela (his city was named Dinhabah). ⁴⁴ After Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab from Bozrah succeeded him.

⁴⁵ After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

⁴⁶ After Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him. His city was named Avith.

⁴⁷ After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.

⁴⁸ After Samlah died, Shaul^[o] from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River^[p] succeeded him.

⁴⁹ After Shaul^[q] died, Achbor’s son Baal-hanan succeeded him.

⁵⁰ After Baal-hanan died, Hadad succeeded him. His city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-zahab. ⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

The chiefs of Edom included the chiefs of Timna, Aliah, Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram—these are the clans of Edom.