The Leeser Bible
1853 by Isaac Leeser

1 Chronicles Chapter 1

1Ch 1:1 Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
1Ch 1:2 Kenan, Mehalalel, Jered,
1Ch 1:3 Enoch, Methushelah, Lemech,
1Ch 1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1Ch 1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Meshech, and Thirass.
1Ch 1:6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenas, and Diphath, and Thogarmah.
1Ch 1:7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tharshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1Ch 1:8 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Misrayim, Put, and Canaan.
1Ch 1:9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Chavilah, and Sabta, and Ra’mah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Ra’mah: Sheba, and Dedan.
1Ch 1:10 And Cush begat Nimrod: this one began to be a mighty man upon the earth.
1Ch 1:11 And Mizrayim begat the Ludim, and there the ‘Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuchim,
1Ch 1:12 And the Pathrussim, and the Cassluchim, of whom came the Philistines, and the Caphthorim.
1Ch 1:13 And Canaan begat Zidon, his first–born, and Heth.
1Ch 1:14 And the Jebusite, and the Emorite, and the Girgashite,
1Ch 1:15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
1Ch 1:16 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Chamathite.
1Ch 1:17 The sons of Shem: ‘Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and ‘Uz, and Chul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1Ch 1:18 And Arpachshad begat Shelach, and Shelach begat ‘Eber.
1Ch 1:19 And unto ‘Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
1Ch 1:20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Chazarmaveth, and Jerach,
1Ch 1:21 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
1Ch 1:22 And ‘Ebal and Abimael, and Sheba,
1Ch 1:23 And Ophir, and Chavilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
1Ch 1:24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelach,
1Ch 1:25 ‘Eber, Peleg, Re’u,
1Ch 1:26 Serug, Nachor, Terach,
1Ch 1:27 Abram, the same is Abraham.
1Ch 1:28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishma’el.
1Ch 1:29 These are their generations: The first–born of Ishma’el, Nebayoth, then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
1Ch 1:30 Mishma’, and Dumah, Massa, Chadad, and Thema,
1Ch 1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishma’el.
1Ch 1:32 And the sons of Keturah, the concubine of Abraham: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Yishbak, and Shuach. And the sons Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.
1Ch 1:33 And the sons of Midian: ‘Ephah, and ‘Epher, and Chanoch, and Abida’, and Elda’ah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
1Ch 1:34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1Ch 1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Re’uel, and Ye’ush, and Ya’lam, and Korach.
1Ch 1:36 The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, and Omar, Zephi, and Ga’tam, Kenas, and Thimna’, and ‘Amalek.
1Ch 1:37 The sons of Re’uel: Nachath, Zerach, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1Ch 1:38 And the sons of Se’ir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zib’on, and ‘Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
1Ch 1:39 And the sons of Lotan: Chori, and Homam: and the sister of Lotan: Thimna’.
1Ch 1:40 The sons of Shobal: ‘Alyan, and Manachath, and ‘Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zib’on: ‘Ayah, and ‘Anah.
1Ch 1:41 The sons of ‘Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Chamran, and Eshban, and Yithran, and Cheran.
1Ch 1:42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Za’avan, and Ja’akan. The sons of Dishan: ‘Uz, and Aran.
1Ch 1:43 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela’ the son of Be’or; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1Ch 1:44 And Bela’ died, and there reigned in his stead Jobab the son of Zerach of Bozrah.
1Ch 1:45 And Jobab died, and there reigned in his stead Chusham of the land of Theman.
1Ch 1:46 And Chusham died and there reigned in his stead Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab; and the name of his city was ‘Avith.
1Ch 1:47 And Hadad died, and there reigned in his stead Samlah of Massrekah.
1Ch 1:48 And Samlah died, and there reigned in his stead Saul of Rechoboth by the river.
1Ch 1:49 And Saul died, and there reigned in his stead Ba’al–chanan the son of ‘Achbor.
1Ch 1:50 And Ba’al–chanan died, and there reigned in his stead Hadad; and the name of his city was Pa’i; and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me–zahab.
1Ch 1:51 Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were: Thimna’, duke ‘Alvah, duke Jetheth,
1Ch 1:52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
1Ch 1:53 Duke Kenas, duke Theman, duke Mibzar,
1Ch 1:54 Duke Magdiel, duke ‘Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.