The First Book of Chronicles (WEB)

The First Book of Chronicles

1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh, 1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 1:3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 1:4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 1:5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 1:6The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah. 1:7The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 1:9The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. 1:10Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 1:11Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 1:12and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 1:13Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 1:14and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 1:15and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 1:16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 1:18Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber. 1:19To 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. 1:20Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 1:21and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 1:22and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 1:23and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 1:24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 1:25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 1:26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 1:27Abram (the same is Abraham). 1:28The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael. 1:29These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 1:30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 1:31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 1:32The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. 1:33The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. 1:34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel. 1:35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. 1:36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 1:37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 1:38The sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 1:39The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister. 1:40The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah. 1:41The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 1:42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran. 1:43Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 1:44Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 1:45Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 1:46Husham 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. 1:47Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 1:48Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place. 1:49Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 1:50Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. 1:51Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth, 1:52chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 1:53chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 1:54chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.


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