# 1 Chronicles 1

> Lumin Translation

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Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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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, Diphath, 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, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10. Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first to become a mighty warrior on the earth.
11. Egypt fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,
12. the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorim.
13. Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,
14. 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, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
18. Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
19. Two sons were born to Eber. The name of one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
20. Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22. Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24. Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25. Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26. Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27. Abram, that is, Abraham.
28. The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
29. These are their descendants: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32. The sons whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, bore: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
33. The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.
34. Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
35. The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36. The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
37. The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38. The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39. The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
40. The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
41. The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
42. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishon: Uz and Aran.
43. These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44. When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
45. When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46. When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
47. When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48. When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River reigned in his place.
49. When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
50. When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
51. Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,
52. Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
53. Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
54. Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

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