1 Chronicles 1

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 29

¹ Adam, Seth, Enos,

² Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared,

³ Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

⁴ Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Chapter Summary

Adam's line to Noah. The sons of Japheth. The sons of Ham. The sons of Shem. Shem's line to Abraham. Posterity of Abraham by Esau.

בֵּן son H1121 · TWOT 254

יָלַד fathered H3205 · TWOT 867

תּוֹלֵדוֹת generations H8435 · TWOT 867g

בְּכוֹר first-born H1060 · TWOT 244a

אַלּוּף chief (clan-chief) H441 · TWOT 109b

מָלַךְ reigned H4427 · TWOT 1200

Adam

The first man, head of the genealogy traced through Seth to Noah.

Noah

Patriarch of the flood; father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, from whom the nations descend.

Abraham

Formerly Abram; the chosen patriarch, father of Isaac and Ishmael.

Isaac

Son of Abraham; father of Esau and Israel.

Esau

Son of Isaac; ancestor of the Edomites and their chiefs listed here.

Israel

Son of Isaac (Jacob); ancestor of the sons of Israel.

Lineage of Adam to Noah

The genealogy from Adam down to Noah and his three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1 Chronicles 1:1-4

Descendants of Japheth

The lineage of Noah's son Japheth is recorded.

1 Chronicles 1:5-7

Descendants of Ham

The lineage of Noah's son Ham is recorded.

1 Chronicles 1:8-9

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