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1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
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Adam, Seth, Enosh,
1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
1:3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
1:4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1:5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1:6The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
1:7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
1:9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
1:10Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one on the earth.
1:11Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
1:12Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.
1:13Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
1:14the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
1:15the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
1:16the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
1:18Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
1:19To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
1:20Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
1:21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
1:22Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
1:23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
1:24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
1:25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
1:26Serug, Nahor, Terah,
1:27Abram (also called Abraham).
1:28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
1:29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
1:30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
1:31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
1:32The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
1:33The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1:34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1:35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
1:36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
1:37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1:38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1:39The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
1:40The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
1:41The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
1:42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
1:43Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1:44Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
1:45Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
1:46Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.
1:47Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
1:48Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.
1:49Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
1:50Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1:51Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,
1:52chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
1:53chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
1:54chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.
