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Text -- 1 Chronicles 1:1-48 (NET)
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Adam’s Descendants
1:1 Adam , Seth , Enosh ,
1:2 Kenan , Mahalalel , Jered ,
1:3 Enoch , Methuselah , Lamech ,
1:4 Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth .
Japheth’s Descendants
1:5 The sons of Japheth : Gomer , Magog , Madai , Javan , Tubal , Meshech , and Tiras .
1:6 The sons of Gomer : Ashkenaz , Riphath , and Togarmah .
1:7 The sons of Javan : Elishah , Tarshish , the Kittites , and the Rodanites .
Ham’s Descendants
1:8 The sons of Ham : Cush , Mizraim , Put , and Canaan .
1:9 The sons of Cush : Seba , Havilah , Sabta , Raamah , and Sabteca . The sons of Raamah : Sheba and Dedan .
1:10 Cush was the father of Nimrod , who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth .
1:11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites , Anamites , Lehabites , Naphtuhites ,
1:12 Pathrusites , Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended ), and the Caphtorites .
1:13 Canaan was the father of Sidon – his firstborn – and Heth ,
1:14 as well as the Jebusites , Amorites , Girgashites ,
1:15 Hivites , Arkites , Sinites ,
1:16 Arvadites , Zemarites , and Hamathites .
Shem’s Descendants
1:17 The sons of Shem : Elam , Asshur , Arphaxad , Lud , and Aram . The sons of Aram: Uz , Hul , Gether , and Meshech .
1:18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah , and Shelah was the father of Eber .
1:19 Two sons were born to Eber : the first was named Peleg , for during his lifetime the earth was divided ; his brother’s name was Joktan .
1:20 Joktan was the father of Almodad , Sheleph , Hazarmaveth , Jerah ,
1:21 Hadoram , Uzal , Diklah ,
1:22 Ebal , Abimael , Sheba ,
1:23 Ophir , Havilah , and Jobab . All these were the sons of Joktan .
1:24 Shem , Arphaxad , Shelah ,
1:25 Eber , Peleg , Reu ,
1:26 Serug , Nahor , Terah ,
1:27 Abram (that is, Abraham ).
1:28 The sons of Abraham : Isaac and Ishmael .
Ishmael’s Descendants
1:29 These were their descendants : Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth ; the others were Kedar , Adbeel , Mibsam ,
1:30 Mishma , Dumah , Massa , Hadad , Tema ,
1:31 Jetur , Naphish , and Kedemah . These were the sons of Ishmael .
Keturah’s Descendants
1:32 The sons to whom Keturah , Abraham’s concubine , gave birth : Zimran , Jokshan , Medan , Midian , Ishbak , Shuah . The sons of Jokshan : Sheba and Dedan .
1:33 The sons of Midian : Ephah , Epher , Hanoch , Abida , and Eldaah . All these were the sons of Keturah .
Isaac’s Descendants
1:34 Abraham was the father of Isaac . The sons of Isaac : Esau and Israel .
Esau’s Descendants
1:35 The sons of Esau : Eliphaz , Reuel , Jeush , Jalam , and Korah .
1:36 The sons of Eliphaz : Teman , Omar , Zephi , Gatam , Kenaz , and (by Timna ) Amalek .
1:37 The sons of Reuel : Nahath , Zerah , Shammah , and Mizzah .
The Descendants of Seir
1:38 The sons of Seir : Lotan , Shobal , Zibeon , Anah , Dishon , Ezer , and Dishan .
1:39 The sons of Lotan : Hori and Homam . (Timna was Lotan’s sister .)
1:40 The sons of Shobal : Alyan , Manahath , Ebal , Shephi , and Onam . The sons of Zibeon : Aiah and Anah .
1:41 The son of Anah : Dishon . The sons of Dishon : Hamran , Eshban , Ithran , and Keran .
1:42 The sons of Ezer : Bilhan , Zaavan , Jaakan . The sons of Dishan : Uz and Aran .
Kings of Edom
1:43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites : Bela son of Beor ; the name of his city was Dinhabah .
1:44 When Bela died , Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah , succeeded him.
1:45 When Jobab died , Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.
1:46 When Husham died , Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab ; the name of his city was Avith .
1:47 When Hadad died , Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.
1:48 When Samlah died , Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 |
GENEALOGY, 1-7 |
SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION |
Genealogy |
Shem |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
Esau |
CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF |
Ham |
Hadad |
Joktan |
Jobab |
Abimael |
Almodad |
Reuel |
Mizraim |
Edomites |
Arphaxad |
Zibeon |
King |
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:6 Many medieval Hebrew mss, along with the LXX and Vulgate, read “Riphath” (see Gen 10:3). This is followed by several English translations ...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:17 The MT of the parallel geneaology in Gen 10:23 reads “Mash,” but the LXX there reads “Meshech” in agreement with 1 Chr 1:17.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:24 Some LXX mss read “Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah” (see also the notes on Gen 10:24; 11:12-13).
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:29 The words “the others were” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:32 A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relatio...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:36 The Hebrew text has simply, “and Timna and Amalek,” but Gen 36:12 indicates that Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, was the mother of Amalek. ...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:41 The parallel geneaology in Gen 36:26 has the variant spelling “Hemdan.” Some English versions follow the variant spelling here (e.g., NAB,...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 1:42 The MT reads “Dishon” here, but this should be emended to “Dishan.” See the list in v. 38 and Gen 36:28.
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