BSB 1CH Chapter 1

From Adam to Abraham

(Genesis 5:1–32, Genesis 10:1–32, Genesis 11:10–26)

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,

2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

4 The sons of Noah:[fn]

• Shem, Ham, and Japheth.


• 5 The sons of Japheth:
  • Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
  
  
  • 6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,[fn] and Togarmah.
  
  
  • 7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  
  
• 8 The sons of Ham:
  • Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  
  
  • 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,[fn] Raamah, and Sabteca.
    
  • The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  
  
  • 10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one [fn] on the earth.
  
  
  • 11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, 12 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.[fn]
  
  
  • 13 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,[fn] and of the Hittites,[fn] 14 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
  
  
• 17 The sons of Shem:
  • Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
  
  
  • The sons of Aram: [fn] Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.[fn]
  
  
  • 18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
  
  
  • 19 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,[fn] because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
  
  
  • 20 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal,[fn] Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
  
  
  • 24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,[fn] 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Descendants of Abraham

(Genesis 25:12–18)

28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29 These are their genealogies:

• Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.


• 32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
  • Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
  
  
• The sons of Jokshan:
• Sheba and Dedan.


• 33 The sons of Midian:
  • Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.
  
  
  • All of these were Keturah’s sons.
  
  
• 34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:
  • Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

(Genesis 36:1–19)

• 35 The sons of Esau:
  • Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
  
  
  • 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,[fn] Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
  
  
  • 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

(Genesis 36:20–30)

• 38 The sons of Seir:
  • Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
  
  
  • 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam.[fn] Timna was Lotan’s sister.
  
  
  • 40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan,[fn] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,[fn] and Onam.
    
  • The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
  
  
  • 41 The son [fn] of Anah: Dishon.
    
  • The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,[fn] Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
  
  
  • 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.[fn]
    
  • The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

(Genesis 36:31–43)

43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:[fn]

• Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.


• 44 When Bela died, Jobab 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 son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And 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 Euphrates [fn] reigned in his place.


• 49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.


• 50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,[fn] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.


• 51 Then Hadad died.
  

Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.