1 Chronicles 1

¹Adam, Seth, Enosh,

²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

⁴The sons of Noah:^{+1:4 LXX; Hebrew does not include The sons of Noah:; see Genesis 5:32.}

• Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

• ⁵The sons of Japheth:

• Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

• ⁶The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,^{+1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also LXX and Genesis 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath} and Togarmah.

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

• ⁸The sons of Ham:

• Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

• ⁹The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,^{+1:9 Sabta is a variant of Sabtah; see Genesis 10:7.} Raamah, and Sabteca.

• The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

• ¹⁰Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one^{+1:10 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior} on the earth.

• ¹¹Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, ¹²the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.^{+1:12 Some translators adjust the Hebrew word order to the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (from whom the Philistines came); see also Jeremiah 47:4 and Amos 9:7.}

• ¹³And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,^{+1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost} and of the Hittites,^{+1:13 Hebrew and of Heth14}the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁵the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁶the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

• ¹⁷The sons of Shem:

• Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

• The sons of Aram:^{+1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some LXX manuscripts (see also Genesis 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include The sons of Aram.} Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.^{+1:17 Meshech is a variant of Mash; see Genesis 10:23.}

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

• ¹⁹Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,^{+1:19 Peleg means division.} because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

• ²⁰And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal,^{+1:22 LXX and Syriac (see also Genesis 10:28); Hebrew Ebal} Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

• ²⁴So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,^{+1:24 Literally Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah; some LXX manuscripts Shem, Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah; see also Genesis 10:24 LXX and Luke 3:35–36.25}Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷and Abram (that is, Abraham).

²⁸The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. ²⁹These are their genealogies:

• Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

• ³²The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:

• Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

• The sons of Jokshan:

• Sheba and Dedan.

• ³³The sons of Midian:

• Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

• All of these were Keturah’s sons.

• ³⁴Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:

• Esau and Israel.

• ³⁵The sons of Esau:

• Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

• ³⁶The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,^{+1:36 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also Genesis 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi} Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

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

• ³⁸The sons of Seir:

• Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

• ³⁹The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam.^{+1:39 Homam is a variant of Hemam; see Genesis 36:22.} Timna was Lotan’s sister.

• ⁴⁰The sons of Shobal: Alvan,^{+1:40 LXX (see also Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Alian} Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,^{+1:40 LXX (see also Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Shephi} and Onam.

• The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

• ⁴¹The son^{+1:41 Hebrew sons} of Anah: Dishon.

• The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,^{+1:41 LXX (see also Genesis 36:26); Hebrew Hamran} Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

• ⁴²The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.^{+1:42 LXX (see also Genesis 36:27); Hebrew Jaakan}

• The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

⁴³These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:^{+1:43 Or before an Israelite king ruled over them}

• Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

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

• ⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

• ⁴⁶When 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.

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

• ⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates^{+1:48 Hebrew the River} reigned in his place.

• ⁴⁹When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

• ⁵⁰When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,^{+1:50 Many MT manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, Vulgate, and Syriac (see also Genesis 36:39); most MT manuscripts Pai} and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

• ⁵¹Then Hadad died.

Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.