1 Chronicles 1

From Adam to Abraham

^{verse 1}Adam, Seth, Enosh,

^{verse 2}Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

^{verse 3}Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

^{verse 4}The sons of Noah:^a

Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

^{verse 5}The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

^{verse 6}The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,^b and Togarmah.

^{verse 7}And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

^{verse 8}The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

^{verse 9}The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,^c Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

^{verse 10}Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one^d on the earth.

^{verse 11}Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, ^{verse 12}the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.^e

^{verse 13}And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,^f and of the Hittites,^{gverse 14}the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ^{verse 15}the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ^{verse 16}the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

^{verse 17}The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Aram:^h Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.ⁱ

^{verse 18}Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

^{verse 19}Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,^j because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

^{verse 20}And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ^{verse 21}Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ^{verse 22}Obal,^k Abimael, Sheba, ^{verse 23}Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

^{verse 24}So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,^{lverse 25}Eber, Peleg, Reu, ^{verse 26}Serug, Nahor, Terah, ^{verse 27}and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Descendants of Abraham

^{verse 28}The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. ^{verse 29}These are their genealogies:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ^{verse 30}Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ^{verse 31}Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

^{verse 32}The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

^{verse 33}The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

All of these were Keturah’s sons.

^{verse 34}Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

^{verse 35}The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

^{verse 36}The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,^m Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

^{verse 37}The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

^{verse 38}The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

^{verse 39}The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam.ⁿ Timna was Lotan’s sister.

^{verse 40}The sons of Shobal: Alvan,^o Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,^p and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

^{verse 41}The son^q of Anah: Dishon.

The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,^r Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

^{verse 42}The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.^s

The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

^{verse 43}These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:^t

Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

^{verse 44}When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

^{verse 45}When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

^{verse 46}When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

^{verse 47}When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

^{verse 48}When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates^u reigned in his place.

^{verse 49}When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

^{verse 50}When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,^v and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

^{verse 51}Then Hadad died.

Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ^{verse 52}Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ^{verse 53}Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ^{verse 54}Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.