1 Chronicles 1:1-54 GW

[1] Adam, Seth, Enosh, [2] Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, [3] Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, [4] Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. [5] Japheth's descendants were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. [6] Gomer's descendants were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. [7] Javan's descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes. [8] Ham's descendants were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. [9] Cush's descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama's descendants were Sheba and Dedan. [10] Cush was the father of Nimrod, the first mighty warrior on the earth. [11] Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, [12] Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites. [13] Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, then Heth, [14] also the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, [15] the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, [16] the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. [17] The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. [18] Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. [19] Two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg [Division], because in his day the earth was divided. His brother's name was Joktan. [20] Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, [21] Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, [22] Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, [23] Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan. [24] Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, [25] Eber, Peleg, Reu, [26] Serug, Nahor, Terah, [27] Abram (that is, Abraham). [28] Abraham's sons were Isaac and Ishmael. [29] This is their list of descendants: Ishmael's firstborn was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, [30] Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, [31] Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. [32] Keturah, Abraham's concubine, gave birth to the following sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan's sons were Sheba and Dedan. [33] The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. [34] Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac's sons were Esau and Israel. [35] Esau's sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. [36] Eliphaz's sons were Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Amalek, son of Timna. [37] Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. [38] Seir's sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. [39] Lotan's sons were Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan's sister. [40] Shobal's sons were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon's sons were Aiah and Anah. [41] Anah's son was Dishon. Dishon's sons were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. [42] Ezer's sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan. Dishan's sons were Uz and Aran. [43] These were the kings who ruled Edom before any king ruled the people of Israel: Bela, son of Beor, and the name of his capital city was Dinhabah. [44] After Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him as king. [45] After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. [46] After Husham died, Hadad, son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king, and the name of his capital city was Avith. [47] After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king. [48] After Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king. [49] After Shaul died, Baal Hanan, son of Achbor, succeeded him as king. [50] After Baal Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king, and the name of his capital city was Pai. His wife's name was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab. [51] Then Hadad died. The tribal leaders of Edom were Timna, Aliah, Jetheth, [52] Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, [53] Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, [54] Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal leaders of Edom.

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