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1 Chronicles 1:9-32 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

9. Ethiopia was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan.

10. Ethiopia was also the father of Nimrod, the world's first mighty warrior.

11. Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

12. Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines.

13. Canaan's eldest son was Sidon; his other son was Heth.

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.

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