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