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1 Chronicles 1
1 Adam, Seth, Enos,2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Iared,3 Henoch, Mathusalah, Lamech,4 Noe, Sem, Ham & Iaphet.5 The childre of Iaphet are these: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Iauan, Tubal, Mesech and Thiras.6 The children of Gomer are these: Ascenas, Riphat Togarma.7 The children of Iauan are these: Elisa, Tharsisa, Chitim and Dodanim.8 The childre of Ham are these: Chus, Misraim, Phut & Canaan.9 The children of Chus are these: Seba, Heuila, Sabtha, Reyma & Sabthecha. The childre of Reyma are these: Sheba & Dedan.10 Chus, begat Nemrod, yt beganne to be mighty vpon earthe.11 Misraim begat Ludim, Enanim, Lehabim, Napchuhim,12 Pathrusim, and Casluhim: of whom came the Philistynes and Caphthorims.13 Canaan begat Sidon his first sonne: Heth,14 Iebusi, Amori, Girgosi,15 Heui, Arki, Sini,16 Aruadi, Zemari and Hemathi.17 The childre of Sem are these: Elam, Assur, Arphachsad, Lud, Aram, Vz, Hul, Gether & Masech.18 Arphachsad begat Salah. Salah begat Eber.19 Vnto Eber there were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, because that in his tyme the worlde was deuyded, and his brothers name was Iaketan.20 And Iaketa begat Almodad, Saleph, Hazarmaphet, Iarah,21 Hadora, Vsal, Dikela,22 Ebal, Abimael, Seba,23 Ophir, Heuila and Iobab. These all are the children of Iakethan.24 Sem, Arphachsad, Salah,25 Eber, Peleg, Regu,26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,27 Abram, that is Abraham.
28 The children of Abraham are these: Isaac and Ismael.29 This is their generacion: The first sonne of Ismael: Nebaioth, Cedar, Abdeel, Mibsam,30 Misma, Duma, Masa, Hadad, Thema,31 Iethur, Naphis & Kedma. These are the children of Ismael.32 The children which Ketura Abrahams cocubyne bare, are these: Simram, Iaksan, Medan, Midian, Ie?bak and Suah. The children of Iaksan are these: Seba and Dedan.33 And the childre of Midian are: Epha, Epher, Henoch, Abida and Eldaa. All these are the childre of Ketura.34 Abraham begat Isaac. The children of Isaac are: Esau and Israel.35 The children of Esau are: Eliphas, Reguel, Ieus, Iaelam, Korah.36 The children of Eliphas are, Theman, Omar, Zephi, Gaethan, Kenas, Thimna & Amalek.37 The children of Reguel are: Nahath, Serah, Samma and Misa.38 The children of Seir are: Lothan, Sobal, Zibeon, Ana, Dison, Ezer, Disan.39 The children of Lothan are: Hori and Homan and Thimna was the sister of Lothan.40 The children of Sobal are: Aluan, Manahath, Ebal, Sephi, Onam. The children of Zibeon are: Aia and Ana.41 The childre of Ana, Dison. The children of Dison are: Hamran, E?ban, Iethran and Charan.42 The children of Ezer are: Bilhan, Seauan & Acan. The children of Disan are: Vz and Aran.43 These are the kynges which reigned in the lode of Edom, or euer there reigned eny kynge amonge the children of Israel: Bela the sonne of Beor, and the name of his cite was Dinhaba.44 And whan Bela dyed, Iobab the sonne of Serah of Bosra was kynge in his steade.45 And whan Iobab dyed, Husam out of ye londe of the Themanites was kynge in his steade.46 Whan Husam dyed, Hadad the sonne of Bedad (which smote the Madianites in the felde of ye Moabites) was kynge in his steade, & the name of his cite was Auith.47 Whan Hadad dyed, Samla of Masrek was kynge in his steade.48 Whan Samla dyed, Saul of Rehobeth by the water syde, was kynge in his steade.49 Whan Saul dyed, Baal Hauan the sonne of Achbor was kynge in his steade.50 Whan Baal Hauan dyed, Hadad was kynge in his steade, and the name of his cite was Pagi, & his wyues name was Mehetabeel the doughter of Matred, & doughter of Mesahab.51 But whan Hadad dyed, there were prynces at Edom: Prynce Thimnah, prynce Alua, prynce Ietheth,52 prynce Ahalibama, prynce Ela, prynce Pinon,53 prynce Kenas, prynce Theman, prynce Mibzar,54 prynce Magdiel, prynce Iram. These are the prynces of Edom.