1 Chronicles 1

1 Ref Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

2 Ref Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

3 Ref Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 Ref Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

6 Ref And sons of Gomer: Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

7 Ref And sons of Javan: Elisha, and Tarshishah, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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

9 And sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecka. And sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the land.

11 Ref And Mizraim begat the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

12 Ref and the Pathrusim, and the Casluhim (from whom came out the Philistim), and the Caphtorim.

13 Ref And Canaan begat Zidon his first born, 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 Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

18 Ref And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

19 Ref And to Eber have been born two sons, the name of the one `is' Peleg, for in his days hath the land been divided, and the name of his brother is Joktan.

20 Ref And Joktan begat 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 `are' sons of Joktan.

24 Ref Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

25 Ref Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Ref Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Ref Abram -- he `is' Abraham.

28 Ref Sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29 Ref These `are' their generations: first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, and Adheel, and Mibsam,

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

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedema. These are sons of Ishmael.

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

33 Ref And sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah; all these `are' sons of Keturah.

34 Ref And Abraham begetteth Isaac. Sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

35 Ref Sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

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

37 Sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 Ref And sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.

39 Ref And sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam, and sister of Lotan `is' Timna.

40 Ref Sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And sons of Zideon: Aiah and Anah.

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

42 Ref Sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zavan, Jakan. Sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

43 Ref And these `are' the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king of the sons of Israel: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city `is' Dinhabah.

44 Ref And Bela dieth, and reign in his stead doth Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrali;

45 Ref and Jobab dieth, and reign in his stead doth Husham from the land of the Temanite;

46 and Husham dieth, and reign in his stead doth Hadad, son of Bedad (who smiteth Midian in the field of Moab) and the name of his city `is' Avith;

47 and Hadad dieth, and reign in his stead doth Samlah from Masrekah;

48 Ref and Samlah dieth, and reign in his stead doth Shaul from Rehoboth of the River;

49 and Shaul dieth, and reign in his stead doth Baal-Hanan son of Achbor;

50 Ref and Baal-Hanan dieth, and reign in his stead doth Hadad, and the name of his city `is' Pai, and the name of his wife `is' Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab; Hadad also dieth.

51 Ref And chiefs of Edom are: chief Timnah, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

52 chief Aholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

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

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