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1 Chronicles 1:1-18 English Standard Version (ESV)

1. Adam, Seth, Enosh;

2. Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6. The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

7. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

9. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10. Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

11. Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

12. Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.

13. Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,

14. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

16. the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.