1 Chronicles 1
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The text
1Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
8The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12And Pathrusim, and Casluhim,(of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
13And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
14The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
15And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
16And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19And 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.
20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27Abram; the same is Abraham.
28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
29These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32Now 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.
33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
36The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
37The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
39And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43Now 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.
44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
46And 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.
47And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
49And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50And 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.
51Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
52Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
54Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH85337× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- בֵּןbênH112132× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- אַלּוּףʼallûwphH44113× in this chapter
familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
- יָלַדyâladH32059× in this chapter
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- מָלַךְmâlakH44279× in this chapter
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- מוּתmûwthH41918× in this chapter
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- תַּחַתtachathH84787× in this chapter
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- אֵלֶּהʼêl-lehH4286× in this chapter
these or those
- שֵׁםshêmH80346× in this chapter
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- בַּעַל חָנָןBaʻal ChânânH11774× in this chapter
Baal-Chanan, the name of an Edomite, also of an Israelite
- דִּישׁוֹןDîyshôwnH17874× in this chapter
Dishon, the name of two Edomites
- הֲדַדHădadH19084× in this chapter
Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom
- אֶרֶץʼeretsH7764× in this chapter
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- אַבְרָהָםʼAbrâhâmH854× in this chapter
Abraham, the later name of Abram
- אֱדֹםʼĔdômH1233× in this chapter
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- יוֹבָבYôwbâbH31033× in this chapter
Jobab, the name of two Israelites and of three foreigners
- יִצְחָקYitschâqH33273× in this chapter
Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham
- יׇקְטָןYoqṭânH33553× in this chapter
Joktan, an Arabian patriarch
- יִשְׁמָעֵאלYishmâʻêʼlH34583× in this chapter
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
- כּוּשׁKûwshH35683× in this chapter
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
- לוֹטָןLôwṭânH38773× in this chapter
Lotan, an Idumaean
- מִדְיָןMidyânH40803× in this chapter
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
- עֵבֵרʻÊbêrH56773× in this chapter
Eber, the name of two patriarchs and four Israelites
- עִירʻîyrH58923× in this chapter
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- עֲנָהʻĂnâhH60343× in this chapter
Anah, the name of two Edomites and one Edomitess
- שְׁבָאShᵉbâʼH76143× in this chapter
Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district
- אַרְפַּכְשַׁדʼArpakshadH7753× in this chapter
Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
- שֶׁלַחShelachH79743× in this chapter
Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
- שֵׁםShêmH80353× in this chapter
Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
- תִּמְנָעTimnâʻH85553× in this chapter
Timna, the name of two Edomites
- בְּכוֹרbᵉkôwrH10602× in this chapter
firstborn; hence, chief
- בֶּלַעBelaʻH11062× in this chapter
Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites
- בַּתbathH13232× in this chapter
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- גֹּמֶרGômerH15862× in this chapter
Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess
- דְּדָןDᵉdânH17192× in this chapter
Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory
- הוּאhûwʼH19312× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- הָיָהhâyâhH19612× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- זֶרַחZerachH22262× in this chapter
Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
- חֲוִילָהChăvîylâhH23412× in this chapter
Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
- חוּשָׁםChûwshâmH23672× in this chapter
Chusham, an Idumaean