1 Chronicles 1

The Family of Adam—Seth to Abraham

1Adam, ^abSeth, Enosh, ²Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, ³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, ^4cNoah, ¹Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

^5dThe sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ⁶The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, ²Diphath, and Togarmah. ⁷The sons of Javan were Elishah, ³Tarshishah, Kittim, and ⁴Rodanim.

^8eThe sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. ⁹The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, ⁵Sabta, ⁶Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan. ¹⁰Cush ^fbegot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. ¹¹Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, ¹²Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the ^gCaphtorim). ^13hCanaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; ¹⁴the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; ¹⁵the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; ¹⁶the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

¹⁷The sons of ⁱShem were Elam, Asshur, ^jArphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and ⁷Meshech. ¹⁸Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. ¹⁹To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was ⁸Peleg, for in his days the ⁹earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. ^20kJoktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²¹Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

^24lShem, Arphaxad, Shelah, ^25mEber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷and ⁿAbram, who is Abraham. ^28oThe sons of Abraham were ^pIsaac and ^qIshmael.

The Family of Ishmael

²⁹These are their genealogies: The ^rfirstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ²Hadad, Tema, ³¹Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

The Family of Keturah

³²Now ^sthe sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. ³³The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

The Family of Isaac

³⁴And ^tAbraham begot Isaac. ^uThe sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. ³⁵The sons of ^vEsau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. ³⁶And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, ³Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by ^wTimna, Amalek. ³⁷The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Family of Seir

^38xThe sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. ³⁹And the sons of Lotan were Hori and ⁴Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna. ⁴⁰The sons of Shobal were ⁵Alian, Manahath, Ebal, ⁶Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. ⁴¹The son of Anah was ^yDishon. The sons of Dishon were ⁷Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. ⁴²The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and ⁸Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

⁴³Now these were the ^zkings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. ⁴⁴And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. ⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. ⁴⁶And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who ⁹attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. ⁴⁷When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. ^48aAnd when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. ⁴⁹When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. ⁵⁰And when Baal-Hanan died, ¹Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was ²Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. ⁵¹Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief ³Aliah, Chief Jetheth, ⁵²Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, ⁵³Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, ⁵⁴Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.