1 Chronicles 1:1-40 ▼

1 Adam fathered Seth, who fathered Enosh,

2 who fathered Kenan, who fathered Mahalalel, who fathered Jared,

3 who fathered Enoch, who fathered Methuselah, who fathered Lamech,

4 who fathered Noah, who fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Japheth's descendants were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6 Gomer's descendants were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

7 Javan's descendants were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 Ham's descendants were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 Cush's descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raamah's descendants were Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush fathered Nimrod. He became the first powerful ruler on the earth.

11 Mitzraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,

12 the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines descended) , and the Caphtorim.

13 Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, as well as Heth,

14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15 the Hivites, the Archites, the Sinites,

16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17 Shem's descendants were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah and Shelah fathered Eber.

19 Eber fathered two sons. The name of the one was Peleg (because the earth was divided during his lifetime) and his brother was named Joktan.

20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab—all of these were Joktan's descendants.

24 In summary, Shem fathered Arpachshad, who fathered Shelah,

25 who fathered Eber, who fathered Peleg, who fathered Reu,

26 who fathered Serug, who fathered Nahor, who fathered Terah,

27 who fathered Abram—that is, Abraham.

28 Abraham's descendants were Isaac and Ishmael.

29 These are their genealogies: the firstborn Ishmael fathered Nebaioth, and then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah—these are the Ishmaelites.

32 The descendants born to Keturah, Abraham's mistress, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The descendants of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

33 The descendants of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.

34 Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac's descendants were Esau and Israel.

35 Esau's descendants were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36 Eliphaz's descendants were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

37 Reuel's descendants were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 Seir's descendants were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Lotan's descendants were Hori and Homam. Lotan's sister was Timna.

40 Shobal's descendants were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon's descendants were Aiah and Anah.