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1 Chronicles
Chapter 1
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Adam, Seth, Enosh,
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Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,
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Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
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Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
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The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.
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Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
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Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim).
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Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;
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the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
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the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;
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the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
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The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
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Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
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To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
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Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
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Eber, Peleg, Reu,
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Serug, Nahor, Terah,
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and Abram, who is Abraham.
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The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
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These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
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Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
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Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
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The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
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And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
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The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
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The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
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And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna.
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The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah.
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The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
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The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
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Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
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And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
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When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
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And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
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When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
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And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
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When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
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And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
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Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth,
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Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
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Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
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Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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