1st Chronicles, Chapter 1
Chapter 1
The sons of Ishmael and Keturah.
The kings of Edom.
4004 B.C.[1]
3761 B.C.[2]
1 Â Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
2 Â Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
3 Â Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Â Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 Â The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6 Â And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
7 Â And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
8 Â The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 Â And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10 Â And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11 Â And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12 Â And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
13 Â And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
14 Â The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
15 Â And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
16 Â And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 Â The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
18 Â And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19 Â 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.
20 Â And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21 Â Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22 Â And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23 Â And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Â Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Â Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Â Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 Â Abram; the same is Abraham.
28 Â The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
29 Â These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30 Â Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31 Â Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32 Â 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.
33 Â And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
34 Â And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35 Â The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
36 Â The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
37 Â The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 Â And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
39 Â And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40 Â The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. and the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41 Â The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42 Â The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43 Â 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.
44 Â And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45 Â And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
46 Â 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.
47 Â And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48 Â And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
49 Â And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50 Â 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.
51 Â Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
52 Â Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53 Â Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
54 Â Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
Footnotes
- â after Bishop James Ussher
- â According to the Jewish calender established by 12th-century philosopher Maimonides[1].