1 Chronicles 1

From Adam to Abraham

(Genesis 5:1–32; Genesis 10:1–32; Genesis 11:10–26)

¹ Adam, Seth, Enosh,

² Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

³ Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

The sons of Noah:1 Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,2 and Togarmah.

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

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

The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,3 Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one 4 on the earth.

¹¹ Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

¹² the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.5

¹³ And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,6 and of the Hittites,7

¹⁴ the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

¹⁵ the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

¹⁶ the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

¹⁷ The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: 8 Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.9

¹⁸ Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,10 because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

²⁰ And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²² Obal,11 Abimael, Sheba,

²³ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

²⁴ So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,12

²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah,

²⁷ and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Descendants of Abraham

(Genesis 25:12–18)

²⁸ The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.

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

³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

³² The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

³³ The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

(Genesis 36:1–19)

³⁵ The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶ The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,13 Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

³⁷ The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

(Genesis 36:20–30)

³⁸ The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹ The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam.14 Timna was Lotan’s sister.

⁴⁰ The sons of Shobal: Alvan,15 Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,16 and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹ The son 17 of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,18 Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

⁴² The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.19 The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

(Genesis 36:31–43)

⁴³ These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:20 Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates 21 reigned in his place.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

⁵⁰ When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,22 and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

⁵¹ Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.


  1. 1:4 LXX; Hebrew does not include The sons of Noah:; see Genesis 5:32. ↩︎

  2. 1:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also LXX and Genesis 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath ↩︎

  3. 1:9 Sabta is a variant of Sabtah; see Genesis 10:7. ↩︎

  4. 1:10 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior ↩︎

  5. 1:12 Some translators adjust the Hebrew word order to the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (from whom the Philistines came); see also Jeremiah 47:4 and Amos 9:7. ↩︎

  6. 1:13 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost ↩︎

  7. 1:13 Hebrew and of Heth ↩︎

  8. 1:17 One Hebrew manuscript and some LXX manuscripts (see also Genesis 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include The sons of Aram. ↩︎

  9. 1:17 Meshech is a variant of Mash; see Genesis 10:23. ↩︎

  10. 1:19 Peleg means division. ↩︎

  11. 1:22 LXX and Syriac (see also Genesis 10:28); Hebrew Ebal ↩︎

  12. 1:24 Literally Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah; some LXX manuscripts Shem, Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah; see also Genesis 10:24 LXX and Luke 3:35–36. ↩︎

  13. 1:36 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also Genesis 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi ↩︎

  14. 1:39 Homam is a variant of Hemam; see Genesis 36:22. ↩︎

  15. 1:40 LXX (see also Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Alian ↩︎

  16. 1:40 LXX (see also Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Shephi ↩︎

  17. 1:41 Hebrew sons ↩︎

  18. 1:41 LXX (see also Genesis 36:26); Hebrew Hamran ↩︎

  19. 1:42 LXX (see also Genesis 36:27); Hebrew Jaakan ↩︎

  20. 1:43 Or before an Israelite king ruled over them ↩︎

  21. 1:48 Hebrew the River ↩︎

  22. 1:50 Many MT manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, Vulgate, and Syriac (see also Genesis 36:39); most MT manuscripts Pai ↩︎