1 Chronicles 1:1–26

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,