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1 Chronicles 1:14-16-42 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

14-16. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17. Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech; they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them.

18. Arpachshad was Shelah's father and Eber's grandfather.

19. Eber named his first son Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided into tribal regions. Eber's second son was Joktan,

20-23. the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.

24-27. Shem's descendants included Arpachshad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, and Abram, later renamed Abraham.

28. Abraham was the father of Isaac and Ishmael.

29-31. Ishmael had twelve sons, who were born in the following order: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

32. Abraham and his slave woman Keturah had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan.

33. Midian was the father of Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

34. Abraham's son Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob.

35. Esau was the father of Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36. Eliphaz was the father of Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

37. Reuel was the father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38. Seir was the father of Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39. Lotan was the father of Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna.

40. Shobal was the father of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon was the father of Aiah and Anah.

41. Anah was the father of Dishon and the grandfather of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

42. Ezer was the father of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. Dishan was the father of Uz and Aran.

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