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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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George Lamsa Translation

1 Chronicles 1

1 ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,2 Kenan, Mahalalael, Jered,3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Mongolia, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashchenaz, Diphar, and Togarmah.7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Doranim.8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabachtha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Daran.10 And Cush begat Nimrod; and he began to be a mighty man in the earth.11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, Jaabim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,12 Pathrusim, and Casluhim (of whom came the Philistines and Capedocians).13 And Canaan begat Zidon his first-born and Heth and14 The Jesubites and the Amorites and the Girgasites15 And the Hivites and the Arkites and the Sinites16 And the Arvadites and the Zemarites and the Hamathites.17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphahshar, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gather, and Meshech.18 And Arphahshar begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.19 And to Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brothers name was Joktan.20 And Joktan begat Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmoth, and Jerah,21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.24 Shem, Arphahshar, Shelah,25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,26 Serug. Nahor, and Terah;27 Abram; the same is Abraham.

28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.29 These are their generations: The first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kadar. Arbal, and Mibsam.30 Mishma, Romah, Massa, Hadad, Temna.31 Nator. Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.32 The sons of Kenturah, Abrahams concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Maran, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Daran.33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Henoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Kenturah.34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Elam, and Korah.36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zoph, Gatham, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Doshan, Ezar, and Dishan.39 And the sons of Lotan: Horar and Homam; and Timna was Lotans sister.40 The sons of Shobal: Anon, Manahath, Ebal, Shaphar, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Ana, and Annah.41 The son of Annah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Ashkan, Ithran, and Cheran.42 The sons of Ezer: Calhan, Zimran, and Jakan. The sons of Dishon: Uz, and Aram.43 Now 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 Dihab.44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.45 And after him Husham of the land of Teman reigned in his stead.46 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Edomites in the fields of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Gewith.47 And when Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.48 And when Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.49 And when Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Abcor reigned in his stead.50 And when Baal-hanan died, Hedad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pao; and his wifes name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.51 Hadad died also. And the princes of Edom were prince Timnah, prince Anwa, prince Jetheth,52 Prince Aholibamah, prince Elah, prince Pinon,53 Prince Kenaz, prince Teman, prince Mibzar,54 Prince Magdiel, prince Giram. These are the princes of Edom.

 
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