1 Chronicles 1 - Easy To Read Version

⁴ The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵ The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶ The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, [2] and Togarmah.

⁷ The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

⁸ The sons of Ham were Cush (Ethiopia), Mizraim (Egypt), Put, and Canaan.

⁹ The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtecah. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Nimrod, a descendant [3] of Cush, grew up to become the strongest and bravest soldier in the world.

¹¹ Mizraim (Egypt) was the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

¹² Pathrus, Casluh, and Caphtor. (The Philistines came from Casluh.)

¹³ Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his first child. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,

¹⁴ the Jebusite people, the Amorite people, the Girgashite people,

¹⁵ the Hivite people, the Arkite people, the Sinite people,

¹⁶ the Arvadite people, the Zemarite people, and the people from Hamath.

¹⁷ Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. [4]

¹⁸ Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

¹⁹ Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg, [5] because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his lifetime. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan. (

²⁰ Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²² Ebal, [6] Abimael, Sheba

²³ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these men were Joktan’s sons.)

²⁴ Shem’s {descendants were:} Arphaxad, Shelah,

²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah,

²⁷ and Abram. (Abram is also called Abraham.)

²⁸ Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹ These are their descendants [7] :

³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. Those were Ishmael’s sons.

³² Keturah was Abraham’s woman servant. [8] She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

³³ Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel. [10]

³⁵ Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶ Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, [11] Gatam, and Kenaz. Also Eliphaz and Timna had a son named Amalek.

³⁷ Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

³⁸ Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹ Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam. [12] Lotan had a sister named Timna.

⁴⁰ Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

⁴¹ Anah’s son was Dishon.

⁴² Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

⁴³ There were kings in Edom long before there were kings in Israel. These are the names of the kings of Edom:

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became the new king. Jobab came from Bozrah.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham became the new king. Husham was from the country of the Temanite people.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became the new king. Hadad defeated Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was named Avith.

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah became the new king. Samlah was from Masrekah.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul became the new king. Shaul was from Rehoboth by the Euphrates River.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Acbor became the new king.

⁵⁰ When Baal Hanan died, Hadad became the new king. Hadad’s city was named Pau. [13] Hadad’s wife was named Mehetabel. Mehetabel was Matred’s daughter. Matred was Mezahab’s daughter.

⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram. This is a list of the leaders of Edom.