{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/1-chronicles/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T22:04:27.920Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"1 Chronicles","bookSlug":"1-chronicles","chapter":1,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":29,"totalVerses":54},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Adam, Seth, Enosh;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite;"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether., and Meshech."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah;"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah;"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba;"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; All these were the sons of Joktan."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Eber, Peleg, Reu;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Serug, Nahor, Terah;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Abram (the same is Abraham)."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Mishma, and Dumah, Massa; Hadad, and Tema,"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"And 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."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau, and Israel."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"And the sons of Seir; Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan."},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And the sons of Lotan; Hori and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister."},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"The sons of Shobal; Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah and Anah."},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran."},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"The sons of Ezer; Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz and Aran."},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah,"},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead."},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And Husham died, and 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."},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead."},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"And Baal-hanan died, and 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 Me-zahab."},{"verseNumber":51,"text":"And Hadad died. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth;"},{"verseNumber":52,"text":"duke Oholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon;"},{"verseNumber":53,"text":"duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar;"},{"verseNumber":54,"text":"duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 1 (ERV)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 1](https://primebible.com/erv/1-chronicles/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/1-chronicles/1 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}