1 Chronicleschapter 1

A.From Adam to Noah's three sonsvv. 1-4

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech. 4 The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

B.The nations spread from Japheth, Ham, and Shemvv. 5-23

5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, 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, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one 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. 13 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, 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: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 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, 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, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

C.The line narrows down to Abrahamvv. 24-34

24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and Abram (that is, Abraham). 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29 These are their genealogies: 30 Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 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.

D.Esau's house and the kings who ruled Edomvv. 35-54

35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. 40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. 41 The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: 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 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, 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.

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Chapter summary

The Chronicler opens not with a story but with a lineage, and it starts at the beginning: 'Adam, Seth, Enosh', nine chapters of names that root the returned exiles in the whole human race.

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The Chronicler opens not with a story but with a lineage, and it starts at the beginning: 'Adam, Seth, Enosh', nine chapters of names that root the returned exiles in the whole human race. Noah's three sons branch into the table of nations; Shem's line narrows to Abraham. Then the deliberate pattern of the book appears: the side branches are listed and released (Ishmael's twelve princes, Keturah's sons, Esau's chiefs and the kings that reigned in Edom 'before there reigned any king over the children of Israel') so that the line of promise can run on alone. Genealogy here is theology: God has been narrowing toward a family, a tribe, a king.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

History · Ezra — 1 Chronicles overview

A. 1–4 From Adam to Noah's three sons
B. 5–23 The nations spread from Japheth, Ham, and Shem
C. 24–34 The line narrows down to Abraham
D. 35–54 Esau's house and the kings who ruled Edom

Top cross-references8 chapters ▾

Genesis 3614 verses
- Genesis 36:4And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,
- Genesis 36:9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
- Genesis 36:11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
- Genesis 36:20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Genesis 36:22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
- Genesis 36:23These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
- Read Genesis 36: 8 more there →
Genesis 1012 verses
- Genesis 10:1This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
- Genesis 10:3The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
- Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Genesis 10:8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
- Genesis 10:13Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
- Genesis 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Read Genesis 10: 6 more there →
Luke 35 verses
- Luke 3:34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
- Luke 3:35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
- Luke 3:36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
- Luke 3:37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
- Luke 3:38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
- Read Luke 3 →
Genesis 114 verses
- Genesis 11:10This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
- Genesis 11:12When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
- Genesis 11:16When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
- Genesis 11:27This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
- Read Genesis 11 →

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Genesis 254 verses
- Genesis 25:1Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,
- Genesis 25:12This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
- Genesis 25:15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- Genesis 25:18Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
- Read Genesis 25 →
Genesis 213 verses
- Genesis 21:2So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
- Genesis 21:9But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
- Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
- Read Genesis 21 →
Genesis 53 verses
- Genesis 5:9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
- Genesis 5:12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
- Genesis 5:32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Read Genesis 5 →
Genesis 93 verses
- Genesis 9:18The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
- Genesis 9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
- Genesis 9:25he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
- Read Genesis 9 →

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.