1 Chronicles 1 — T4T

A list of genealogies

The descendants of Adam

1Verse 1The first person God created was Adam. Adam’s son was Seth. Seth’s son was Enosh. Enosh’s son was Kenan.^{Verse 2}Kenan’s son was Mahalalel. Mahalalel’s son was Jared. Jared’s son was Enoch.^{Verse 3}Enoch’s son was Methuselah. Methusalah’s son was Lamech. Lamech’s son was Noah.^{Verse 4}Noah’s sons were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The descendants of Japheth

^{Verse 5}The sons (OR, descendants) of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.^{Verse 6}The sons (OR, descendants) of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.^{Verse 7}The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

The descendants of Ham

^{Verse 8}The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim (OR, Egypt), Put, and Canaan.^{Verse 9}The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons (OR, descendants) of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.^{Verse 10}Another descendant of Cush was Nimrod. When he grew up, he became a mighty warrior on the earth.^{Verse 11}Mizraim (OR, Egypt) was the ancestor of the Lud people-group, the Anam people-group, the Lehab people-group, the Naphtuh people-group,^{Verse 12}the Pathrus people-group, the Casluh people-group, and the Caphtor people-group. The people of the Philistia region were descended from the Casluh people-group.^{Verse 13}Canaan’s first son was Sidon. He was also the ancestor of the Heth people-group,^{Verse 14}the Jebus people-group, the Amor people-group, the Girgash people-group,^{Verse 15}the Hiv people-group, the Ark people-group, the Sin people-group,^{Verse 16}the Arvad people-group, the Zemar people-group, and the Hamath people-group.

The descendants of Shem

^{Verse 17}The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.^{Verse 18}Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.^{Verse 19}Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg which sounds like the word that means ‘divided’ because during the time that he lived, the people on the earth were divided into various language groups. Peleg’s younger brother was Joktan.^{Verse 20}Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,^{Verse 21}Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,^{Verse 22}Obal, Abimael, Sheba,^{Verse 23}Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.^{Verse 24}The descendants of Shem, in order from him to Abraham, were Arphaxad, Shelah,^{Verse 25}Eber, Peleg, Reu,^{Verse 26}Serug, Nahor, Terah,^{Verse 27}and Abram, whose name was later changed to Abraham.

The descendants of Abraham

^{Verse 28}Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.^{Verse 29}The son of Abraham’s slave wife Hagar was Ishmael. Ishmael’s twelve sons were Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,^{Verse 30}Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,^{Verse 31}Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.^{Verse 32}After Abraham’s wife Sarah died, he took another wife named Keturah. The sons of Abraham and Keturah were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.^{Verse 33}Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

The descendants of Esau

^{Verse 34}The son of Abraham and his wife Sarah was Isaac, and Isaac’s sons were Esau and Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel.^{Verse 35}The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.^{Verse 36}The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho (OR, Zephi), Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.^{Verse 37}Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The descendants of Seir

^{Verse 38}Another descendant of Esau was Seir. His descendants lived in the Edom region. Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.^{Verse 39}Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam, and Lotan’s sister was Timna.^{Verse 40}Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.^{Verse 41}Anah’s son was Dishon. 1 Dishon’s sons were Hemdan (OR, Hamran), Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.^{Verse 42}Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan (OR, Jaakan). Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

The kings of Edom

^{Verse 43}These are the names of the kings that ruled the Edom region before any kings ruled over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor, was king in Edom, and the name of the city in which he lived was Dinhabah.^{Verse 44}When Bela died, Jobab, the son of Zerah from Bozrah city, became the king.^{Verse 45}When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.^{Verse 46}When Husham died, Hadad, the son of Bedad, became the king. He ruled in Avith city. Hadad’s army defeated the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region.^{Verse 47}When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah town.^{Verse 48}When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth city along the Euphrates river.^{Verse 49}When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, the son of Achbor, became the king.^{Verse 50}When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became the king. He was from Pau city. His wife’s name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred and the granddaughter of Me-Zahab.^{Verse 51}Then Hadad died.
The leaders of the clans of the Edom people-group were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,^{Verse 52}Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,^{Verse 53}Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,^{Verse 54}Magdiel, and Iram.