Genealogies from Adam to David
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📚Adam, Seth, Enosh, 1:1 Chapters 1-9 contain the most extensive genealogical records in the Bible. They show that the individuals of the Bible were rooted in history, were not characters of myths and legends, or born only in the brains of poets. They gave the people of God, returned from captivity in Babylon (1 Chron 9:1-2), a link with their past. They could see, almost at a glance, an outline of history from the first man on earth to the captivity, and God’s continuing purpose with them, His chosen people.⚜
5 📚The sons 📖 of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras. 6 📚And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah. 7 📚And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
8 📚The sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim 📖, Put and Canaan. 9 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raamah and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10 And Cush begot 📖 Nimrod. He began to be mighty on the earth. 11 📚And Mizraim begot Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim 12 📚and Pathrusim and Casluhim (of whom came the Philistines) and Caphthorim. 13 📚And Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth, 14 📚and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite, 15 📚and the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite 16 📚and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite.
17 📚The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arphaxad and Lud and Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech. 18 📚And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19 📚And 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. 20 📚And Joktan begot Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah 21 and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah 22 📚and Ebal and Abimael and Sheba 23 📚and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 📚Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 📚Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 📚Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 📚Abram (he is Abraham).
1:27 Gen 11:26. From here on only the genealogies of the descendants of Abraham are given.⚜
28 📚The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. 29 📚These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam, 30 📚Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32 📚Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. 33 📚And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
34 📚And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel 📖. 35 📚The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel and Jeush and Jaalam and Korah. 36 📚The sons of Eliphaz: Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Timna and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 📚And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezar and Dishan. 39 📚And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister. 40 📚The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. 41 📚The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Amram and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. 42 📚The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Jakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
43 📚Now these are the kings who 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); 44 📚and when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. 45 📚And when Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. 46 And when Husham died, Hadad, the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith. 47 And when Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. 48 📚And when Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River 📖 reigned in his place. 49 And when Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place. 50 📚And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 📚Hadad also died. And the dukes of Edom were Duke Timnah, Duke Aliah, Duke Jetheth, 52 Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon, 53 Duke Kenaz, Duke Teman, Duke Mibzar,
1:1-53 These genealogies are based on those in the book of Genesis – Gen 5:1-32; 10:1-32; 11:10-32; 25:1-26; 36:1-43. Cain and Abel are not mentioned. The author traces the descendants of Seth only, because the nation Israel came from that line.⚜
54 📚Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.