1 Chronicles 1-2

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1 Adam, Shet, Enosh, ² Keinan, Mahalal’el, Yered, ³ Hanokh, Metushelach, Lemekh, ⁴ Noach; Shem, Ham and Yefet.

⁵ The sons of Yefet: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tuval, Meshekh and Tiras. ⁶ The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Difat and Togarmah. ⁷ The sons of Yavan: Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim and Rodanim.

⁸ The sons of Ham: Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena‘an. ⁹ The sons of Kush: S’va, Havilah, Savta, Ra‘ma and Savt’kha. The sons of Ra‘ma: Sh’va and D’dan. ¹⁰ Kush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful ruler on earth. ¹¹ Mitzrayim fathered Ludim, ‘Anamim, L’havim, Naftuchim, ¹² Patrusim, Kasluchim (from whom came the P’lishtim) and Kaftorim. ¹³ Kena‘an was the father of Tzidon his firstborn, and also of Het, ¹⁴ the Y’vusi, the Emori, the Girgashi, ¹⁵ the Hivi, the ‘Arki, the Sini, ¹⁶ the Arvadi, the Tz’mari and the Hamati.

¹⁷ The sons of Shem: ‘Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud, Aram, ‘Utz, Hul, Geter and Meshekh. ¹⁸ Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, Shelach fathered ‘Ever, ¹⁹ and to ‘Ever were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg [division], because it was during his lifetime that the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Yoktan.

²⁰ Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²² ‘Eival, Avima’el, Sh’va, ²³ Ofir, Havilah and Yovav; these were all sons of Yoktan.

²⁴ Shem, Arpakhshad, Shelach, ²⁵ ‘Ever, Peleg, Re‘u, ²⁶ S’rug, Nachor, Terach, ²⁷ Avram (also called Avraham).

²⁸ The sons of Avraham: Yitz’chak and Yishma‘el. ²⁹ Here are their descendants: Yishma‘el’s firstborn N’vayot; then Kedar, Adbe’el, Mivsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Masa, Hadad, Teima, ³¹ Y’tur, Nafish and Kedem. These are the sons of Yishma‘el.

³² The sons of K’turah Avraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Yokshan, Medan, Midyan, Yishbak and Shuach. The sons of Yokshan: Sh’va and D’dan. ³³ The sons of Midyan: ‘Eifah, ‘Efer, Hanokh, Avida and Elda‘ah. These were all descendants of K’turah.

³⁴ Avraham fathered Yitz’chak. The sons of Yitz’chak: ‘Esav and Isra’el. ³⁵ The sons of ‘Esav: Elifaz, Re‘u’el, Ye‘ush, Ya‘lam and Korach. ³⁶ The sons of Elifaz: Teman, Omar, Tzefi, Ga‘tam, K’naz, Timna and ‘Amalek. ³⁷ The sons of Re‘u’el: Nachat, Zerach, Shamah and Mizah.

³⁸ The sons of Se‘ir: Lotan, Shoval, Tziv‘on, ‘Anah, Dishon, Etzer and Dishan. ³⁹ The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna. ⁴⁰ The sons of Shoval: ‘Alyan, Manachat, ‘Eival, Sh’fi and Onam. The sons of Tziv‘on: Ayah and ‘Anah. ⁴¹ The son of ‘Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Yitran and K’ran. ⁴² The sons of Etzer: Bilhan, Za‘avan and Ya‘akan. The sons of Dishan: ‘Utz and Aran.

⁴³ Following are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the people of Isra’el: Bela the son of B‘or; the name of his city was Dinhavah. ⁴⁴ After Bela died, Yovav the son of Zerach from Botzrah took his place as king. ⁴⁵ After Yovav died, Husham from the land of the Temani took his place as king. ⁴⁶ After Husham died, Hadad the son of B’dad, who attacked Midyan on the plains of Mo’av, took his place as king; the name of his city was ‘Avit. ⁴⁷ After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took his place as king. ⁴⁸ After Samlah died, Sha’ul from Rechovot-by-the-River took his place as king. ⁴⁹ After Sha’ul died, Ba‘al-Hanan the son of ‘Akhbor took his place as king. ⁵⁰ After Ba‘al-Hanan died, Hadad took his place as king; the name of his city was Pa‘i; his wife’s name was M’heitav’el the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mei-Zahav. ⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

The chieftains of Edom were: the chieftains of Timnah, ‘Alvah, Y’tet, ⁵² Oholivamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mivtzar, ⁵⁴ Magdi’el and ‘Iram. These were the chieftains of Edom.

2 These are the sons of Isra’el: Re’uven, Shim‘on, Levi, Y’hudah, Yissakhar, Z’vulun, ² Dan, Yosef, Binyamin, Naftali, Gad and Asher.

³ The sons of Y’hudah: ‘Er, Onan and Shelah; the mother of these three was Bat-Shua the Kena‘anit. ‘Er, Y’hudah’s firstborn, was wicked from Adonai’s perspective, so he killed him. ⁴ Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y’hudah had five sons altogether.

⁵ The sons of Peretz: Hetzron and Hamul. ⁶ The sons of Zerach: Zimri, Eitan, Heiman, Kalkol and Dara — five of them altogether. ⁷ The sons of Karmi: ‘Akhar [troubler], who troubled Isra’el by violating the rule concerning things set aside to be destroyed. ⁸ The son of Eitan: ‘Azaryah.

⁹ The sons born to Hetzron: Yerachme’el, Ram and K’luvai. ¹⁰ Ram fathered ‘Amminadav; ‘Amminadav fathered Nachshon prince of the descendants of Y’hudah; ¹¹ Nachshon fathered Salma; Salma fathered Bo‘az; ¹² Bo‘az fathered ‘Oved; ‘Oved fathered Yishai; ¹³ and Yishai fathered Eli’av his firstborn, Avinadav second, Shim‘a third, ¹⁴ N’tan’el fourth, Radai fifth, ¹⁵ Otzem sixth, David seventh, ¹⁶ and their sisters Tz’ruyah and Avigayil. The sons of Tz’ruyah: Avshai, Yo’av and ‘Asah’el, three of them. ¹⁷ Avigayil was the mother of ‘Amasa; the father of ‘Amasa was Yeter the Yishma‘eli.

¹⁸ Kalev the son of Hetzron fathered sons with ‘Azuvah his wife (and with Yeri‘ot); these were her sons: Yesher, Shovav and Ardon. ¹⁹ After ‘Azuvah died, Kalev married Efrat, who bore him Hur. ²⁰ Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered B’tzal’el. ²¹ Afterwards, Hetzron had sexual relations with the daughter of Machir the father of Gil‘ad; he married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore him S’guv. ²² S’guv fathered Ya’ir, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gil‘ad. ²³ (But G’shur and Aram took Havot-Ya’ir away from them, along with K’nat and its villages — sixty cities.) All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gil‘ad.

²⁴ After Hetzron died in Kalev-Efratah, Aviyah Hetzron’s wife bore him Ash’chur the father of T’koa.

²⁵ The sons of Yerachme’el Hetzron’s firstborn: Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Otzem and Achiyah. ²⁶ Yerachme’el had another wife, whose name was ‘Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. ²⁷ The sons of Ram the firstborn son of Yerachme’el: Ma‘atz, Yamin and ‘Eker. ²⁸ The sons of Onam: Shamai and Yada. The sons of Shamai: Nadav and Avishur. ²⁹ Avishur’s wife was named Avichayil, and she bore him Achban and Molid. ³⁰ The sons of Nadav: Seled and Apayim. Seled died without having any children. ³¹ The son of Apayim: Yish‘i. The son of Yish‘i: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Achlai. ³² The sons of Yada the brother of Shamai: Yeter and Yonatan. Yeter died without having any children. ³³ The sons of Yonatan: Pelet and Zaza. These were the descendants of Yerachme’el.

³⁴ Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Yarcha; ³⁵ Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Yarcha his servant, and she bore him ‘Atai. ³⁶ ‘Atai fathered Natan, Natan fathered Zavad, ³⁷ Zavad fathered Eflal, Eflal fathered ‘Oved, ³⁸ ‘Oved fathered Yehu, Yehu fathered ‘Azaryah, ³⁹ ‘Azaryah fathered Heletz, Heletz fathered El‘asah, ⁴⁰ El‘asah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shalum, ⁴¹ Shalum fathered Y’kamyah and Y’kamyah fathered Elishama.

⁴² The sons of Kalev the brother of Yerachme’el: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Zif; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hevron. ⁴³ The sons of Hevron: Korach, Tapuach, Rekem and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema fathered Racham the father of Yorke‘am, and Rekem fathered Shamai. ⁴⁵ The son of Shamai was Ma‘on, and Ma‘on was the father of Beit-Tzur. ⁴⁶ ‘Eifah, Kalev’s concubine, bore Haran, Motza and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. ⁴⁷ The sons of Yahdai: Regem, Yotam, Geshan, Pelet, ‘Eifah and Sha‘af. ⁴⁸ Ma‘akhah, Kalev’s concubine, bore Shever and Tirchanah. ⁴⁹ [The wife of] Sha‘af the father of Madmanah bore Sh’va the father of Machbenah and the father of Giv‘a. The daughter of Kalev was ‘Akhsah. ⁵⁰ These were the descendants of Kalev.

The sons of Hur the firstborn of Efratah: Shoval the father of Kiryat-Ye‘arim, ⁵¹ Salma the father of Beit-Lechem and Haref the father of Beit-Gader. ⁵² Shoval the father of Kiryat-Ye‘arim had sons: HaRo’eh and half of the [inhabitants of] M’nuchot. ⁵³ The families of Kiryat-Ye‘arim: the Yitri, the Puti, the Shumati and the Mishra‘i; from them came the Tzor‘ati and the Eshta’uli. ⁵⁴ The sons of Salma: Beit-Lechem, the N’tofati, ‘Atrot-Beit-Yo’av, half of the Manachati, the Tzor‘i, ⁵⁵ the families of scribes that lived in Ya‘betz, the Tir‘atim, the Shim‘atim and the Sukhatim. These are the Kinim, who came from Hamat, father of the house of Rekhav.