11 Adam, Seth, Enosh; 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras. 6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Diphath and Togarmah. 7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim. 8 The sons of Ham: Cush and Egypt, Put and Canaan. 9 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raama and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. 10 And Cush was the father of Nimrod: he was the first to be a great man in the earth. 11 And Egypt was the father of the Ludim and the Anamim and the Lehabim and the Naphtuhim 12 And the Pathrusim and the Casluhim and the Caphtorim (from whom came the Philistines). 13 And Canaan was the father of Zidon, his oldest son, and Heth, 14 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite, 15 And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite, 16 And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite. 17 The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech. 18 And Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 19 And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days a division was made of the earth; and his brother's name was Joktan. 20 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah 21 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah 22 And Ebal and Abimael and Sheba 23 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram (that is Abraham).
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:1-27
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:1-27
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This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in the Bible history, and put them together, with many added. When compared with other places, there are some differences found; yet we must not therefore stumble at the word, but bless God that the things necessary to salvation are plain enough. The original of the Jewish nation is here traced from the first man that God created, and is thereby distinguished from the obscure, fabulous, and absurd origins assigned to other nations. But the nations now are all so mingled with one another, that no one nation, nor the greatest part of any, is descended entirely from any of one nation, nor the greatest part of any, is descended entirely from any of these fountains. Only this we are sure of, that God has created of one blood all nations of men; they are all descended from one Adam, one Noah. Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Malachi 2:10.