1 Chronicles 1:1–26

From Adam to Abraham

1^{1 a}Adam, Seth, Enosh; ^2bKenan, Mahalalel, Jared; ³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; ⁴Noah, ^cShem, Ham, and Japheth.

^5dThe sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ⁶The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,² and Togarmah. ⁷The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

^8eThe sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. ⁹The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. ¹⁰Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.³

^11fEgypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, ¹²Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.

¹³Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth, ¹⁴and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁵the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁶the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

^17gThe sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram:⁴ Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. ¹⁸Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. ¹⁹To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg⁵ (for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother’s name was Joktan. ²⁰Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal,⁶ Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

^24hShem, Arpachshad, Shelah; ²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu; ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah;