1 Chronicles 1

1 Ref Adam, Seth, Enosh,

2 Ref Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 Ref Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 Ref Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Ref The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

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

9 The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

10 Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 Ref Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

12 Ref and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

13 Ref Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

14 Ref and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

15 Ref and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

16 Ref and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 Ref The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

18 Ref Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

19 Ref 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 Ref Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

22 Ref and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

23 Ref and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24 Ref Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

25 Ref Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Ref Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Ref Abram (the same is Abraham).

28 Ref The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.

29 Ref These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

30 Ref Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32 Ref The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.

33 Ref The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 Ref Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

35 Ref The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

36 Ref The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 Ref The sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Ref The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

40 Ref The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.

41 Ref The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Ref The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.

43 Ref Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

44 Ref Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

45 Ref Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

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 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

48 Ref Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

49 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

50 Ref Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

51 Ref Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

54 Ref chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

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