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Adam, Seth, Enosh,
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Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
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Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
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Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
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The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
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The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
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The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca; the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
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Cush became the father of Nimrod; he was the first to become mighty on the earth.
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Mizraim became the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
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the Pathrusim, the Casluhim — from whom the Philistines came — and the Caphtorim.
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Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
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as well as the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
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the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
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The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
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Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
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To Eber were born two sons; the name of one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
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Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
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Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
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Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
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Eber, Peleg, Reu,
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Serug, Nahor, Terah,
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Abram, that is, Abraham.
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The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
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These are their descendants: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
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Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael.
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The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
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The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.
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Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
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The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
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The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
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The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
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The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
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The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna.
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The sons of Shobal were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam; the sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
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The descendants of Anah were Dishon; the sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
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The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
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These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
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After Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah, from Bozrah, reigned in his place.
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After Jobab died, Husham, from the land of the Temanites, reigned in his place.
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After Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place; he it was who defeated Midian in the territory of Moab, and the name of his city was Avith.
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After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
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After Samlah died, Saul from Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.
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After Saul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
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After Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
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After Hadad died, the chiefs of the clans in Edom were the chief of Timna, the chief of Aliah, the chief of Jetheth,
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the chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon,
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the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar,
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the chief of Magdiel, and the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of the clans in Edom.
📜👑🌍 Summary of 1 Chronicles 1 – Genealogy from Adam to Esau
1 Chronicles 1 opens the book of Chronicles with a long genealogy, beginning with Adam, the first man, and ending with the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother. This chapter serves as a summary of human history through family lines, and becomes the foundation of Israel’s history, which will be unfolded further in the chapters that follow.
The book of Chronicles as a whole seeks to affirm Israel’s identity as God’s chosen people, by emphasizing the line of King David and the Levitical priesthood. This chapter serves as a kind of “ancestral map” showing Israel’s place among the nations of the world.
📌 1. The Line from Adam to Abraham (verses 1–27)
➡️ Great names such as Adam, Seth, Noah, Shem, and Abraham are mentioned
➡️ Noah’s three sons — Shem, Ham, and Japheth — each became fathers of great nations
➡️ Shem became the ancestor of the Hebrews
🎯 This emphasizes that the nation of Israel does not stand alone, but is part of the history of humankind.
📌 2. The descendants of Esau (Edom) and Seir (verses 28–54)
➡️ Also recorded are the descendants of Ishmael (Abraham’s son through Hagar)
➡️ Then the descendants of Esau (Jacob’s twin brother) and the kings in the land of Edom
➡️ It is emphasized that the kings of Edom ruled before Israel had a king
🎯 This gives historical context that although Edom had kings first, God chose Israel as His covenant nation.
📖 Main Teaching
- God works in history through lineages and families
- Genealogies show God’s faithfulness in keeping His plan from generation to generation
- All nations come from the same root (Adam and Noah), but God set apart one nation for His plan of redemption
- God knows and records every generation and every individual in His plan
✨ Spiritual Meaning (New Testament)
📖 Matthew 1:1 – “This is the genealogy of Jesus Christ…”
➡️ The genealogy in Chronicles points to Jesus, the Messiah, through the line of Abraham and David
📖 Galatians 3:29 – “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring…”
➡️ Through Christ, we become part of Abraham’s spiritual lineage and God’s chosen people
📖 Romans 9:7–8 – “Not all descendants of Abraham are children of God…”
➡️ Physical descent is not enough — what matters is faith and relationship with God
🕊️ “Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan…” – 1 Chronicles 1:1
🕊️ “These are the sons of Ishmael…” – 1 Chronicles 1:29
🕊️ “These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom…” – 1 Chronicles 1:43
