1 Chronicles 1:1–26

A List of Names From Adam to Abraham

A List of Names From Adam to the Sons of Noah

1Adam, Seth, Enosh, ²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, ³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

⁴The sons of Noah were

Shem, Ham and Japheth.

The Sons of Japheth

⁵The sons of Japheth were

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

⁶The sons of Gomer were

Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

⁷The sons of Javan were

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim and the Rodanites.

The Sons of Ham

⁸The sons of Ham were

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

⁹The sons of Cush were

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah were

Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰Cush was the father of

Nimrod. Nimrod grew up to be a mighty hero on the earth.

¹¹Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites and Naphtuhites. ¹²He was also the father of the Pathrusites, Casluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Casluhites.

¹³Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son.

Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, ¹⁴Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites. ¹⁵And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁶Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Sons of Shem

¹⁷The sons of Shem were

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram were

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

¹⁸Arphaxad was the father of Shelah.

Shelah was the father of Eber.

¹⁹Eber was the father of two sons.

One was named Peleg. The earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan.

²⁰Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth and Jerah. ²¹He was also the father of Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All of them were sons of Joktan.

A List of Names From Shem to Abraham

²⁴Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah,