1 Chronicles 1:1-27

Historical Records From Adam to Abraham

1

To Noah’s Sons

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
4 The sons of Noah:[a]Shem, Ham and Japheth.

The Japhethites

5 The sons[b] of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath[c] and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites

8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush was the father[d] of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.
11 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
13 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,[e] and of the Hittites,
14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Semites

17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram:[f]Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,[g] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.
20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22 Obal,[h] Abimael, Sheba,
23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad,[i] Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah
27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

Cross References 11

  • 1. Genesis 5:1-32; Luke 3:36-38
  • 2. S Genesis 5:9
  • 3. S Genesis 5:12
  • 4. S Genesis 5:15
  • 5. S Genesis 5:18; Jude 1:14
  • 6. S Genesis 5:21
  • 7. S Genesis 5:25
  • 8. S Genesis 5:29
  • 9. Genesis 6:10; Genesis 10:1
  • 10. S Genesis 5:32
  • 11. S Genesis 10:21-25; Luke 3:34-36

Footnotes 9

  • [a]. Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line.
  • [b]. "Sons" may mean "descendants" or "successors" or "nations" ; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23.
  • [c]. Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts "Diphath"
  • [d]. "Father" may mean "ancestor" or "predecessor" or "founder" ; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20.
  • [e]. Or "of the Sidonians, the foremost"
  • [f]. One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line.
  • [g]. "Peleg" means "division."
  • [h]. Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts "Ebal"
  • [i]. Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts "Arphaxad, Cainan" (see also note at Gen. 11:10)
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