1 Chronicles 1

From Adam to Abraham

(Genesis 5:1–32; Genesis 10:1–32; Genesis 11:10–26)

¹ Adam, Seth, Enosh,

² Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

³ Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

⁴ The sons of Noah:^a

Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵ The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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

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

⁸ The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁹ The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,^c Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one^d on the earth.

¹¹ Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, ¹² the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.^e

¹³ And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,^f and of the Hittites,^{g 14} the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁵ the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁶ the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

¹⁷ The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Aram:^h Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.ⁱ

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

¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,^j because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

²⁰ And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²² Obal,^k Abimael, Sheba, ²³ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

²⁴ So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,^{l 25} Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷ and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Descendants of Abraham

(Genesis 25:12–18)

²⁸ The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. ²⁹ These are their genealogies:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

³² The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

³³ The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

All of these were Keturah’s sons.

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

(Genesis 36:1–19)

³⁵ The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶ The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,^m Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

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

The Descendants of Seir

(Genesis 36:20–30)

³⁸ The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

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

⁴⁰ The sons of Shobal: Alvan,^o Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,^p and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹ The son^q of Anah: Dishon.

The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,^r Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

⁴² The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.^s

The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

(Genesis 36:31–43)

⁴³ These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:^t

Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates^u reigned in his place.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

⁵⁰ When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,^v and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.