1 Chronicles 1:1-23

1Adam, Seth, Enosh,

2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4Noah, Noah’s sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

7Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a great warrior on earth.

11Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

12Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor.

13Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn and Heth,

14as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

17Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

19Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

20Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

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