1 Chronicles 1

Adam’s Descendants

¹Adam, Seth, Enosh,

²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered,

³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

⁴Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Japheth’s Descendants

⁵The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

⁷The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

Ham’s Descendants

⁸The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁹The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

¹¹Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

¹²Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended ), and the Caphtorites.

¹³Canaan was the father of Sidon – his firstborn – and Heth,

¹⁴as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

¹⁵Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

¹⁶Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

Shem’s Descendants

¹⁷The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

¹⁸Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

¹⁹Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; his brother’s name was Joktan.

²⁰Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²²Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

²⁴Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah,

²⁷Abram (that is, Abraham).

²⁸The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹These were their descendants: Ishmael’s Descendants Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

³¹Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Keturah’s Descendants

³²The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, gave birth: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

³³The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

Isaac’s Descendants

³⁴Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

Esau’s Descendants

³⁵The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.

³⁷The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

³⁸The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.)

⁴⁰The sons of Shobal: Alyan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

⁴²The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Kings of Edom

⁴³These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

⁴⁴When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him.

⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

⁴⁶When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.

⁴⁷When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.

⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him.

⁴⁹When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.

⁵⁰When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

⁵¹Hadad died. Tribal Chiefs of Edom The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

⁵⁴Magdiel, Iram. These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.