The First Book of the Chronicles



Chapter 1


Adam, Seth, Enos,


Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared,

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Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,


Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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


And the sons of Gomer [were] Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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


and the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

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And Cush fathered Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.


And Mizraim fathered Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

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and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, from [whom] came the Philistines and the Caphthorim.


And Canaan fathered Zidon his first-born, and Heth,

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the Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

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and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

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and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

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


And Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

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And to 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.

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And Joktan fathered Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah,

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and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

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and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

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

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Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,


Eber, Peleg, Reu,


Serug, Nahor, Terah,

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Abram (he [was] Abraham).


The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.


These [are] their generations. The first-born of Ishmael [was] Nebaioth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,


Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

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Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These [[are]] they, the sons of Ishmael.

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And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan [were] Sheba and Dedan.


And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [are] the sons of Keturah.

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And Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac [were] Esau and Israel.


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


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

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

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


And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. And Timna [was] Lotan's sister.

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The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

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The son of Anah [was] Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Amram, and Eshban and Ithran, and Cheran.


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

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Now these [are] the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any kings reigned over the sons of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and his city's name: Dinhabah.


And Bela died; and Jobab the son of Zerah reigned in his place from Bozrah.

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And Jobab died; and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

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And Husham died; and Hadad the son of Bedad reigned in his place, who struck Midian in the field of Moab; and the name of his city [was] Avith.


And Hadad died; and Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

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And Samlah died; and Shaul from Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place.


And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.

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And Baal-hanan died; and Hadad reigned in his place; and his city's name, Pai, and his wife's name, Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

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And Hadad died; and the chiefs of Edom: chief Timnah; chief Aliah; chief Jetheth;


chief Aholibamah; chief Elah; chief Pinon,

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chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

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chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These [are] the princes of Edom.

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