1 Chronicles 1

1 Chronicles 1

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Adam, Seth, Enosh,

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Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

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Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

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Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

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

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

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the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

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

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

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

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

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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

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Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

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

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So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

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Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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Serug, Nahor, Terah,

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and Abram (that is, Abraham).

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The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.

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These are their genealogies: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

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

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The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

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

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Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

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

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The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

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

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The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

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

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The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

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The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

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The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

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These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

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

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When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

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When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

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When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

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When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.

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When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

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When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

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Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

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Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

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Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

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Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

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