1 Chronicles 1 | » |
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah. The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Helisa, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshishah, the Kittim, and the Rodanim.
8 And the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a mighty hunter on the earth.
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17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur,
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24 Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 [and] Abraham.
28 And the sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29 And these [are] their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael [was] Nabajoth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah. These [were] the sons of Ishmael.
32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, [were] Zimram, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan [were] Dedan, and Sheba.
33 And the sons of Midian [were] Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah; all these [were] the sons of Keturah.
34 And Abraham begot Isaac. And the sons of Isaac [were] Jacob and Esau.
35 The sons of Esau [were] Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz [were] Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37 And the sons of Reuel [were] Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 The sons of Seir [were] Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lotan [were] Hori and Homam; and the sister of Lotan [was] Timna.
40 The sons of Shobal [were] Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon [were] Ajah and Anah.
41 The son of Anah [was] Dishon. And the sons of Dishon [were] Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
42 And the sons of Ezer [were] Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan [were] Uz and Aran.
43 And these [were] their kings: Balak the son of Beor; and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.
44 And Balak died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
45 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad reigned in his place, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab. And the name of his city [was] Avith.
47 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
49 And Saul died, and Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
50 And Baal-Hanan died, and Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place; and the name of his city [was] Pai.
51 The princes of Edom [were] Prince Timnah, Prince Aliah, Prince Jetheth,
52 Prince Oholibamah, Prince Elah, Prince Pinon,
53 Prince Kenaz, Prince Teman, Prince Mibzar, Prince Magdiel,
54 and Prince Iram. These [were] the princes of Edom.
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