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# 1 Chronicles 1

[1](#verse-1) Adam, Seth, Enosh,

[2](#verse-2) Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

[3](#verse-3) Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

[4](#verse-4) Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

[5](#verse-5) The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

[6](#verse-6) The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

[7](#verse-7) The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

[8](#verse-8) The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

[9](#verse-9) The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

[10](#verse-10) Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.

[11](#verse-11) Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

[12](#verse-12) Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.

[13](#verse-13) Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

[14](#verse-14) the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,

[15](#verse-15) the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,

[16](#verse-16) the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

[17](#verse-17) The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

[18](#verse-18) Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

[19](#verse-19) To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

[20](#verse-20) Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

[21](#verse-21) Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

[22](#verse-22) Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

[23](#verse-23) Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

[24](#verse-24) Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

[25](#verse-25) Eber, Peleg, Reu,

[26](#verse-26) Serug, Nahor, Terah,

[27](#verse-27) Abram (also called Abraham).

[28](#verse-28) The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

[29](#verse-29) These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

[30](#verse-30) Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

[31](#verse-31) Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

[32](#verse-32) The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

[33](#verse-33) The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

[34](#verse-34) Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

[35](#verse-35) The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

[36](#verse-36) The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

[37](#verse-37) The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

[38](#verse-38) The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

[39](#verse-39) The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

[40](#verse-40) The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

[41](#verse-41) The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

[42](#verse-42) The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

[43](#verse-43) Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

[44](#verse-44) Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

[45](#verse-45) Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

[46](#verse-46) Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

[47](#verse-47) Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

[48](#verse-48) Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

[49](#verse-49) Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

[50](#verse-50) Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

[51](#verse-51) Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

[52](#verse-52) chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

[53](#verse-53) chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

[54](#verse-54) chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

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