Bible Gateway passage: 1 Chronicles 1 - New International Version (2024)

⁴The sons of Noah:^[a](I)

Shem, Ham and Japheth.^(J)

⁵The sons^[b] of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

⁶The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath^[c] and Togarmah.

⁷The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

⁸The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

⁹The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰Cush was the father^[d] of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

¹¹Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, ¹²Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

¹³Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,^[e] and of the Hittites, ¹⁴Jebusites, Amorites, Girgash*tes, ¹⁵Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁶Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

¹⁷The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:^[f]

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

¹⁸Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

¹⁹Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,^[g] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

²⁰Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal,^[h] Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

²⁴Shem,^(N) Arphaxad,^[i] Shelah,

²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah

²⁷and Abram (that is, Abraham).

²⁸The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹These were their descendants:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

³²The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:^(Q)

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.^(R)

³³The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

³⁴Abraham^(T) was the father of Isaac.^(U)

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.^(V)

³⁵The sons of Esau:^(W)

Eliphaz, Reuel,^(X) Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

³⁶The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,^[j] Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.^[k](Y)

³⁷The sons of Reuel:^(Z)

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

³⁸The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

³⁹The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

⁴⁰The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,^[l] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.^(AB)

⁴¹The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,^[m] Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

⁴²The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.^[n]

The sons of Dishan^[o]:

Uz and Aran.

⁴³These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites^(AD) succeeded him as king.

⁴⁶When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

⁴⁷When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river^[p] succeeded him as king.

⁴⁹When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

⁵⁰When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,^[q] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. ⁵¹Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.