The genealogy of the patriarchs down to Abraham – 1 Paralipomenon, chapter 1 (1 Chronicles)

The genealogy of the patriarchs down to Abraham: The posterity of Abraham and of Esau.

[1] Adam, Seth, Enos, [2] Cainan, Malaleel, Jared, [3] Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech, [4] Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth. [5] The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.

[6] And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma. [7] And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim. [8] The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chaanan. [9] And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan. [10] Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.

[11] But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim, [12] Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim. [13] And Chanaan beget Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite, [14] And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite, [15] And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,

[16] And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite. [17] The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch. [18] And Arphaxad beget Sale, and Sale beget Heber. [19] And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because In his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan. [20] And Jectan beget Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,

[21] And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla, [22] And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba, [23] And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan. [24] Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, [25] Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,

[26] Serug, Nachor, Thare, [27] Abram, this is Abraham. [28] And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel. [29] And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam, [30] And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,

[31] Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel. [32] And the sons of Cetura, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin. [33] And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura. [34] And Abraham beget Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel. [35] The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.

[36] The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec. [37] The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza. [38] The sons of Seir: Lotan. Sobal, Sebeen, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan. [39] The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna. [40] The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison.

[41] The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan. [42] The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran. [43] Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beer: and the name of his city was Denaba. [44] And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead. [45] And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.

[46] And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: and the name of his city was Avith. [47] And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead. [48] Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead. [49] And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead. [50] He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.

[51] And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth, [52] Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon, [53] Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar, [54] Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom.

Commentary

[32] “Concubine”: She was his lawful wife, but of an inferior degree.