1 Chronicles 1

1Adam, Seth, Enosh.

2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared.

3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

6And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

7And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

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

9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raama: Sheba and Dedan.

10And Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the land.

11Mizraim fathered the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, and the Naphtuhites.

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

13And Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, and Heth.

14the Jebusites, the Amorites, and the Girgashites.

15and the Hivites, and the Arkites, and the Sinites.

16and the Arvadites, and the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram; Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

19And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

20Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah.

21Hadoram, Uzal, and Diklah.

22Ebal, Abimael, and Sheba.

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

24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah.

25Eber, Peleg, Reu.

26Serug, Nahor, Terah.

27Abram—that is, Abraham.

28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, and Mibsam.

30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema.

31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

32And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

33The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

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

38And the sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

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

40The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

41The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishon: Uz and Aran.

43And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons of Israel: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

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

45And Yobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

46And Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place, who struck Midian in the field of Moab; and the name of his city was Avith.

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

48Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

49And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan son of Akbor reigned in his place.

50Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pai, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

51Hadad died, and the chiefs of Edom were: Chief Timna, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth.

52Chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon.

53Chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar.

54Chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.