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title: 1 Chronicles 1
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createdAt: 2024-08-18T01:18:50.917Z
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**1 **Adam, Sheth, Enosh, **2 **Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, **3 **Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, **4 **Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

**5 **The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. **6 **And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. **7 **And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

**8 **The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. **9 **And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. **10 **And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

**11 **And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, **12 **And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.

**13 **And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, **14 **The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, **15 **And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, **16 **And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

**17 **The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. **18 **And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. **19 **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 **And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, **21 **Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, **22 **And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, **23 **And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these *were* the sons of Joktan.

**24 **Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, **25 **Eber, Peleg, Reu, **26 **Serug, Nahor, Terah, **27 **Abram; the same *is* Abraham.

**28 **The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. **29 **These *are* their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, **30 **Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, **31 **Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. **32 **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 **And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these *are* the sons of Keturah.

**34 **And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. **35 **The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. **36 **The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. **37 **The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. **38 **And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. **39 **And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna *was* Lotan's sister. **40 **The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. **41 **The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. **42 **The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, *and* Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

**43 **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 **And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. **45 **And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. **46 **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 **And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. **48 **And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. **49 **And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. **50 **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 **Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, **52 **Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, **53 **Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, **54 **Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These *are* the dukes of Edom.