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1 Chronicles 1 Modern English Version (MEV)

1. Adam, Seth, Enosh;

2. Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

4. Noah,Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Generations From Adam to Abraham

5. The sons of Japheth wereGomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras.

6. The sons of Gomer wereAshkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

7. The sons of Javan wereElishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

8. The sons of Ham wereCush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

Hamites

9. The sons of Cush wereSeba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteka.The sons of Raamah wereSheba and Dedan.

10. Cush became the father ofNimrod, who began to be mighty on the earth.

11. Egypt became the father ofthe Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, and Naphtuhites,

12. Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom came the Philistines), and the Caphtorites.

13. Canaan became the father ofSidon, his firstborn, and Heth

14. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

16. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

Semites

17. The sons of Shem wereElam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram,Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.

18. Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,and Shelah became the father of Eber.

19. Two sons were born to Eber:The name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

20. Joktan became the father ofAlmodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

21. Hadoram, Uzal, and Diklah,

22. Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

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

24. Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

25. Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26. Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27. and Abram, who is Abraham.

The Generations of Abraham

28. The sons of Abraham wereIsaac and Ishmael.

Descendants of Hagar

29. These are their generations:The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

32. The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:She bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.The sons of Jokshan wereSheba and Dedan.

Descendants of Keturah

33. The sons of Midian wereEphah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Eldaah.All these were the sons of Keturah.

34. Abraham also became the father of Isaac.The sons of Isaac wereEsau and Israel.

35. The sons of Esau wereEliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Descendants of Sarah

36. The sons of Eliphaz wereTeman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

37. The sons of Reuel wereNahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Descendants of Esau in Edom

38. The sons of Seir wereLotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

39. The sons of Lotan wereHori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna.

40. The sons of Shobal wereAlian, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.The sons of Zibeon wereAiah and Anah.

41. The son of Anah wasDishon.The sons of Dishon wereHamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

42. The sons of Ezer wereBilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.The sons of Dishan wereUz and Aran.

43. These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel:Bela the son of Beor (the name of his city was Dinhabah).

44. When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

45. When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

46. When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, the one who struck Midian in the open field of Moab, reigned in his place (the name of his city was Avith).

47. When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

48. When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River reigned in his place.

49. When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Akbor reigned in his place.

50. When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place (the name of his city was Pai, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab).

51. Then Hadad died.The tribal chiefs of Edom wereChief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

52. Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

53. Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

54. Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.