1 Chronicles Chapter 1
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2Ā Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
3Ā Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4Ā Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5Ā The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6Ā And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
7Ā And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
8Ā The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9Ā And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10Ā And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11Ā And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12Ā And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
13Ā And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
14Ā The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
15Ā And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
16Ā And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17Ā The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
18Ā And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19Ā And unto 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.
20Ā And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21Ā Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22Ā And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23Ā And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
27Ā Abram; the same is Abraham.
28Ā The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
29Ā These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30Ā Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31Ā Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32Ā Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
33Ā And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
34Ā And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35Ā The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
36Ā The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
37Ā The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38Ā And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
39Ā And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40Ā The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41Ā The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42Ā The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43Ā Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44Ā And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45Ā And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
46Ā And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
47Ā And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48Ā And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
49Ā And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50Ā And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51Ā Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
52Ā Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53Ā Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
54Ā Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
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