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1 Chronicles Chapter 1   
  
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     1 Adam, Sheth, Enosh, [gsn] [mhcc] [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, [tsk]   3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, [tsk]   4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. [gsn] [jfb] [tsk]   5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. [jwc] [tsk]   6 And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. [tsk]   7 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. [tsk]   8 The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. [tsk]   9 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. [tsk]   10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. [gsn] [tsk]   11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, [tsk]   12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim. [jfb] [tsk]   13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, [tsk]   14 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, [tsk]   16 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. [tsk]   17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. [gsn] [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. [gsn] [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   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. [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, [tsk]   21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, [tsk]   22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, [jfb] [tsk]   23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these [were] the sons of Joktan. [tsk]   24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, [gsn] [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, [tsk]   26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, [tsk]   27 Abram; the same [is] Abraham. [tsk]   28 The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. [mhcc] [jwc] [tsk]   29 These [are] their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, [jfb] [tsk]   30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, [jfb] [tsk]   31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. [tsk]   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. [gsn] [jfb] [tsk]   33 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [are] the sons of Keturah. [tsk]   34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. [tsk]   35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. [gsn] [tsk]   36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. [gsn] [jfb] [jwc] [tsk]   37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. [jfb] [tsk]   38 And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. [gsn] [jwc] [tsk]   39 And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna [was] Lotan's sister. [tsk]   40 The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. [tsk]   41 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. [tsk]   42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, [and] Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran. [tsk]   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. [gsn] [tsk]   44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. [gsn] [tsk]   45 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. [tsk]   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. [tsk]   47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. [tsk]   48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. [tsk]   49 And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. [tsk]   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. [tsk]   51 Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, [tsk]   52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, [tsk]   53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, [tsk]   54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These [are] the dukes of Edom. [jwc] [tsk]   

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles Chapter 1

  
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