1 Chronicles 1

Historical Records From Adam to Abraham

To Noah’s Sons

1Adam,^a Seth, Enosh, ²Kenan,^b Mahalalel,^c Jared,^{d 3}Enoch,^e Methuselah,^f Lamech,^g Noah.^h

⁴The sons of Noah:^ai

Shem, Ham and Japheth.^j

The Japhethites

1:5–7pp—Ge 10:2–5

⁵The sons^b of Japheth:

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

⁶The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath^c and Togarmah.

⁷The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites

1:8–16pp—Ge 10:6–20

⁸The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

⁹The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰Cush was the father^d of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

¹¹Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, ¹²Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

¹³Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,^e and of the Hittites, ¹⁴Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, ¹⁵Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁶Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Semites

1:17–23pp—Ge 10:21–31; 11:10–27

¹⁷The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:^f

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

¹⁸Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

¹⁹Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,^g because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

²⁰Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal,^h Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

²⁴Shem,^k Arphaxad,ⁱ Shelah,

²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah

²⁷and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham

²⁸The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

Descendants of Hagar

1:29–31pp—Ge 25:12–16

²⁹These were their descendants:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Descendants of Keturah

1:32–33pp—Ge 25:1–4

³²The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:^l

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.^m

³³The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

Descendants of Sarah

1:35–37pp—Ge 36:10–14

³⁴Abrahamⁿ was the father of Isaac.^o

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.^p

Esau’s Sons

³⁵The sons of Esau:^q

Eliphaz, Reuel,^r Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

³⁶The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,^j Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.^ks

³⁷The sons of Reuel:^t

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The People of Seir in Edom

1:38–42pp—Ge 36:20–28

³⁸The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

³⁹The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

⁴⁰The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,^l Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.^u

⁴¹The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,^m Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

⁴²The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.ⁿ

The sons of Dishan^o:

Uz and Aran.

The Rulers of Edom

1:43–54pp—Ge 36:31–43

⁴³These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites^v succeeded him as king.

⁴⁶When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

⁴⁷When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river^p succeeded him as king.

⁴⁹When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

⁵⁰When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,^q and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. ⁵¹Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.