1 Chronicles 1
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1 Chronicles 1:4-27

4The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

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

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

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

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

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

10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

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

12Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

16Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

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

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

19Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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

21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

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

24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26Serug, Nahor, Terah

27and Abram (that is, Abraham).

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