1 Chronicles 1:17
Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech—or, "Mash"; these were the children of Aram, and grandsons of Shem (Genesis 10:23).
15 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;
16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of aShem were Elam, Asshur, bArphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was1 Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
20 aJoktan begot 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 aShem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 aEber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and aAbram, who is Abraham.
28 aThe sons of Abraham were bIsaac and cIshmael.
The Family of Ishmael
29 These are their genealogies: The afirstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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1 Chronicles 1:14-17
the Jebusite, etc.—At I Chronicles 1:14-17 the names are not those of individuals, but of people who all sprang from Canaan; and as several of them became extinct or were amalgamated with their brethren, their national appellations are given instead of the personal names of their ancestors.
1 Chronicles 1:4-23
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth—The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy (Genesis 9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.
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