1 Chronicles Chapter 1

Genealogy from Adam

11Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

52The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, 3Diphath, and Togarmah. 7The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and 4Rodanim.

8The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 10Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

115Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, 12Pathrus, and Casluh, from whom the Philistines came, and the 6Caphtorim.

13Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 14and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

177The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and 8Meshech. 18Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 19Two sons were born to Eber: the name of the one was 9Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. 20Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 2210Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

2411Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27and Abram, that is Abraham.

Descendants of Abraham

28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 2912These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael. 3213The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, to whom she gave birth, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

3414Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac were 15Esau and 16Israel. 3517The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, 18Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. 37The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 3819The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39The sons of Lotan were Hori and 20Homam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 40The sons of Shobal were 21Alian, Manahath, Ebal, 22Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. 41The 23son of Anah was Dishon. And the sons of Dishon were 24Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and 25Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

4326Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king from the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of 27Bozrah became king in his place. 45When Jobab died, Husham of the land of 28the Temanites became king in his place. 46When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who 29defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and the name of his city was Avith. 47When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. 48When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the Euphrates River became king in his place. 49When Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place. 50When Baal-hanan died, 30Hadad became king in his place; and the name of his city was 31Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51Then Hadad died.

Now the tribal chiefs of Edom were chief Timna, chief 32Aliah, chief Jetheth, 52chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 53chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 54chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.