11 Adam , Seth , Enosh , 2 Kenan , Mahalalel , Jared , 3 Enoch , Methuselah , Lamech , 4 Noah , Shem , Ham and Japheth .
5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer , Magog , Madai , Javan , Tubal , Meshech and Tiras . 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz , [1]Diphath , and Togarmah . 7 The sons of Javan were Elishah , Tarshish , Kittim and [2]Rodanim . 8 The sons of Ham were Cush , Mizraim , Put , and Canaan . 9 The sons of Cush were Seba , Havilah , Sabta , Raama and Sabteca ; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan . 10 Cush [3]became the father of Nimrod ; he began to be a mighty one in the earth . 11 Mizraim became the father of the people of Lud , Anam , Lehab , Naphtuh , 12 Pathrus , Casluh , from which the [4]Philistines came , and Caphtor . 13 Canaan became the father of Sidon , his firstborn , Heth , 14 and 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 were Elam , Asshur , Arpachshad , Lud , Aram , Uz , Hul , Gether and [5]Meshech . 18 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah and Shelah became the father of Eber . 19 Two sons were born to Eber , the name of the one was Peleg , for in his days the earth was divided , and his brother's name was Joktan . 20 Joktan became the father of Almodad , Sheleph , Hazarmaveth , Jerah , 21 Hadoram , Uzal , Diklah , 22 [6]Ebal , Abimael , Sheba , 23 Ophir , 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.