Holy Bible
(King James Version)

First Chronicles : Chapter 1

1. ADAM, Sheth, E-nosh,
2. Kenan, Ma-hal-a-leel, Jered,
3. He-noch, Me-thu-se-lah, La-mech,
4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Ja-pheth.
5. The sons of Ja-pheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Ma-dai, and Ja-van, and Tubal, and Me-shech, and Ti-ras.
6. And the sons of Gomer; Ash-che-naz, and Ri-phath, and To-gar-mah.
7. And the sons of Ja-van; Elishah, and Tar-shish, Kit-tim, and Do-da-nim.
8. The sons of Ham; Cush, and Miz-ra-im, Put, and Ca-na-an.
9. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Hav-i-lah, and Sabta, and Ra-a-mah, and Sab-te-cha.  And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10. And Cush begat Nim-rod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11. And Miz-ra-im begat Ludim, and An-a-mim, and Le-ha-bim, and Naph-tu-him,
12. And Path-ru-sim, and Cas-lu-him, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caph-tho-rim.
13. And Ca-na-an begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
14. The Jeb-u-site also, and the Amorite, and the Gir-ga-shite,
15. And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
16. And the Ar-va-dite, and the Zem-a-rite, and the Hamathite.
17. The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Ar-phax-ad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Ge-ther, and Me-shech.
18. And Ar-phax-ad begat She-lah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
20. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Ha-zar-ma-veth, and Jerah,
21. Ha-dor-am also, and U-zal, and Diklah,
22. And Ebal, and A-bim-a-el, and Sheba,
23. And O-phir, and Hav-i-lah, and Jobab.  All these were the sons of Joktan.
24. Shem, Ar-phax-ad, She-lah,
25. Eber, Peleg, Re-u,
26. Serug, Na-hor, Terah,
27. Abram; the same is Abraham.
28. The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
29. These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Ne-bai-oth; then Kedar, and Ad-beel, and Mibsam,
30. Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31. Jetur, Na-phish, and Ke-de-mah,  These are the sons of Ishmael.
32. Now the sons of Ke-tu-rah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.  And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
33. And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and He-noch, and A-bi-da, and El-da-ah.  All these are the sons of Ke-tu-rah.
34. And Abraham begat Isaac.  The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35. The sons of Esau; E-li-phaz, Reu-el, and Je-ush, and Ja-a-lam, and Korah.
36. The sons of E-li-phaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Ga-tam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Am-a-lek.
37. The sons of Reu-el; Na-hath, Zerah, Shammah, and Miz-zah.
38. And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
39. And the sons of Lotan; Hor-i, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40. The sons of Shobal; Al-i-an, and Man-a-hath, and Ebal, She-phi, and Onam.  And the sons of Zibeon; Ai-ah, and Anah.
41. The sons of Anah; Dishon.  And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Che-ran.
42. The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan.  The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43. Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Din-ha-bah.
44. And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45. And when Jobab was dead, Hu-sham of the land of the Te-man-ites reigned in his stead.
46. And when Hu-sham was dead, Hadad the son of Be-dad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
47. And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Mas-re-kah reigned in his stead.
48. And when Samlah was dead, Sha-ul of Re-ho-both by the river reigned in his stead.
49. And when Sha-ul was dead, Ba-al-ha-nan the son of Ach-bor reigned in his stead.
50. And when Ba-al-ha-nan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pa-i; and his wife's name was Me-het-a-bel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-za-hab.
51. Hadad died also.  And the dukes of Edom were; duke Tim-nah, duke Al-i-ah, duke Jetheth, 
52. Duke A-hol-i-ba-mah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53. Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
54. Duke Mag-di-el, duke Iram.  These are the dukes of Edom.

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