1 Chronicles 1

1:1–2:2 The Chronicler begins by showing Israel’s place among the nations, tracing their line of descent from Adam to Jacob, using material from Genesis.1:1-4 An overview of the generations between Adam and the sons of Noah (cp. Gen 5:3-32).

1:5-23 The record of Noah’s descendants establishes Abraham’s place in history. The ethnic backdrop of the seventy nations of the world provides the context for Israel’s history (cp. Gen 10).

1:13 ancestor of the Hittites: Hebrew ancestor of Heth.

1:24-27 The summary of Shem’s descendants ends with Abraham (cp. Gen 11:10-26).

1:28-33 Using the same pattern as the author of Genesis, the Chronicler traces separately the descendants of Abraham apart from Isaac, listing the sons of Ishmael (1:29-31; cp. Gen 25:12-15) and the sons of Keturah (1 Chr 1:32-33; cp. Gen 25:1-3) before detailing the descendants in the chosen family line.

1:34–2:2 Isaac’s genealogy first lists the descendants of Esau (1:35-54) and continues with Israel. The history of Edom is given in three components: the sons of Esau (1:35-37), the descendants of Seir (1:38-42), and the kings who ruled in the land of Edom (1:43-54). This arrangement follows Gen 36.

1:51-54 The Chronicler lists the clan leaders of Edom as far as his own sources allowed (see Gen 36:40-43).