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First Book of Chronicles 1
I. DAVID AND HIS ENTOURAGE: THE GENEALOGIES
The origin of the three ethnic groups
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth.
The Japhethites
5 Sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, the Medes, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.
6 Sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, Togarmah.
7 Sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, the Dananites.
The Hamites
8 Sons of Ham: Cush, Misraim, Put, Canaan.
9 Sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. Sons of Raamah: Sheba, Dedan.
10 Cush became father of Nimrod, the first potentate on earth.
11 Misraim became father of the people of Lud, of Anam, of Lehab, of Naphtuh,
12 of Pathros, Casluh and Caphtor, from which the Philistines came.
13 Canaan became father of Sidon, his first-born, then Heth,
14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, Girgashites,
15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
16 Arvadites, Zemarites, Hamathites.
The Semites
17 Sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram. Sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.
18 Arpachshad became father of Shelah, and Shelah became father of Eber.
19 To Eber were born two sons; the first was called Peleg, because it was in his time the earth was divided, and his brother was called Joktan.
20 Joktan became father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
23 Ophir, Havilah, Jobab; all these are sons of Joktan.
From Shem to Abraham
24 Arpachshad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 Abram, that is, Abraham.
28 Sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29 These are their descendants:
The first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32 Sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
33 Sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, Eldaah. All these are sons of Keturah.
Isaac and Esau
34 Abraham became father of Isaac. Sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
35 Sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.
36 Sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, Amalek.
37 Sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah.
Seir
38 Sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, Dishan.
39 Sons of Lotan: Hon and Homam. Sister of Lotan: Timna.
40 Sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, Onam. Sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
41 Son of Anah: Dishon. Sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, Cheran.
42 Sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan. Sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
The kings of Edom
43 Here are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before an Israelite king ruled: Bela son of Beor; his city was called Dinhabah.
44 Bela died and Jobab son of Zerah, from Bozrah, succeeded.
45 Jobab died and Husham of the land of the Temanites succeeded.
46 Husham died and Hadad son of Bedad succeeded; he defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, and his city was called Avith.
47 Hadad died and Samlah of Masrekah succeeded.
48 Samlah died and Shaul of Rehoboth-han-nahar succeeded.
49 Shaul died and Baal-hanan son of Achbor succeeded.
50 Baal-hanan died and Hadad succeeded. His city was called Pai; his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, from Mezahab.
The chiefs of Edom
51 Hadad died, and then there were chiefs in Edom: Chief Timna, Chief 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.