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1 Chronicles 1

Genealogy from Adam

(Gen 5:1–32; 10:1–32; 11:10–26; Luk 3:34–38 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:1 - Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:2 - Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:3 - Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:4 - Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:5 - The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:6 - And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:7 - And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:8 - The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:9 - And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:10 - And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:11 - And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:12 - And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:13 - And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:14 - The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:15 - And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:16 - And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:17 - The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:18 - And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:19 - 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.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:20 - And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:21 - Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:22 - And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:23 - And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:24 - Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:25 - Eber, Peleg, Reu,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:26 - Serug, Nahor, Terah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:27 - Abram; the same is Abraham.

Descendants of Abraham

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:28 - The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
(Gen 25:12–16 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:29 - These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:30 - Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:31 - Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
(Gen 25:1–4 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:32 - Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:33 - And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
(Gen 36:10–14 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:34 - And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:35 - The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:36 - The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:37 - The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
(Gen 36:20–28 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:38 - And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:39 - And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:40 - The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:41 - The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:42 - The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
(Gen 36:31–43 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:43 - 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 Dinhabah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:44 - And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:45 - And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:46 - And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:47 - And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:48 - And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:49 - And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:50 - And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:51 - Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:52 - Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:53 - Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:54 - Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.

1 Chronicles 2

Genealogy: Twelve Sons of Jacob (Israel)

(Gen 35:23–26; 46:8–25 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:1 - These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:2 - Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
(Rth 4:18–22; Mat 1:2–6; Luk 3:31–33 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:3 - The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:4 - And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:5 - The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:6 - And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:7 - And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:8 - And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

Genealogy of David

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:9 - The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:10 - And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:11 - And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:12 - And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:13 - And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:14 - Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:15 - Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:16 - Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:17 - And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:18 - And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19 - And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:20 - And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:21 - And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:22 - And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:23 - And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:24 - And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:25 - And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:26 - Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:27 - And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:28 - And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:29 - And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:30 - And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:31 - And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:32 - And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:33 - And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:34 - Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:35 - And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:36 - And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:37 - And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:38 - And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:39 - And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:40 - And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:41 - And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:42 - Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:43 - And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:44 - And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:45 - And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:46 - And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:47 - And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:48 - Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:49 - She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:51 - Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:52 - And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:53 - And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:54 - The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:55 - And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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