The First Book of the Chronicles
Chapter 1
1 – Adam, Seth, Enos,
2 – Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,
3 – Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech,
4 – Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.
5 – The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.
6 – And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.
7 – And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.
8 – The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chaanan.
9 – And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.
10 – Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.
11 – But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,
12 – Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim.
13 – And Chanaan beget Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite,
14 – And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
15 – And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,
16 – And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.
17 – The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.
18 – And Arphaxad beget Sale, and Sale beget Heber.
19 – And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because In his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan.
20 – And Jectan beget Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,
21 – And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,
22 – And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,
23 – And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.
24 – Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,
25 – Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,
26 – Serug, Nachor, Thare,
27 – Abram, this is Abraham.
28 – And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.
29 – And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,
30 – And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,
31 – Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.
32 – And the sons of Cetura, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.
33 – And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.
34 – And Abraham beget Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel.
35 – The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.
36 – The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec.
37 – The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.
38 – The sons of Seir: Lotan. Sobal, Sebeen, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.
39 – The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.
40 – The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison.
41 – The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan.
42 – The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.
43 – Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beer: and the name of his city was Denaba.
44 – And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead.
45 – And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.
46 – And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: and the name of his city was Avith.
47 – And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead.
48 – Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead.
49 – And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.
50 – He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.
51 – And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,
52 – Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,
53 – 53Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,
54 – Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom.
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