1 Chronicles 1 - Meaning, Themes & Application

" Adam, Sheth, Enosh, "

" Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, "

" Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, "

" Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. "

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

" And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. "

" And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. "

" The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. "

" And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. "

" And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. "

" And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, "

" And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim. "

" And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, "

" The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, "

" And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, "

" And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. "

" The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. "

" And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. "

" 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. "

" And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, "

" Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, "

" And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, "

" And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. "

" Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, "

" Eber, Peleg, Reu, "

" Serug, Nahor, Terah, "

" Abram; the same is Abraham. "

" The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. "

" These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, "

" Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, "

" Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. "

" 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. "

" And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah. "

" And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. "

" The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. "

" The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. "

" The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. "

" And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. "

" And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister. "

" The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. "

" The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. "

" The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran. "

" 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. "

" And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. "

" And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. "

" 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. "

" And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. "

" And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. "

" And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. "

" 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. "