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title: "1 Chronicles 1:1-27 KJV - \"Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalaleel,...\" | Real Bible Believers"
description: "\"Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The sons of Japheth; Gomer\" — Read 1 Chronicles 1:1-27 in the King James Version (KJV) with commentary, cross references, and Greek/Hebrew lexicon."
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## 1 Chronicles 1:1-27 in Context (Verses 1–30 KJV)
 
 [1 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/1) Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
 
 [2 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/2) Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
 
 [3 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/3) Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
 
 [4 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/4) Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
 
 [5 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/5) ¶ The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
 
 [6 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/6) And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.*
 
 [7 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/7) And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.*
 
 [8 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/8) ¶ The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
 
 [9 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/9) And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
 
 [10 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/10) And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
 
 [11 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/11) And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
 
 [12 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/12) And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
 
 [13 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/13) And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
 
 [14 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/14) The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
 
 [15 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/15) And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
 
 [16 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/16) And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
 
 [17 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/17) ¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.*
 
 [18 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/18) And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
 
 [19 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/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.*
 
 [20 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/20) And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
 
 [21 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/21) Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
 
 [22 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/22) And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
 
 [23 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/23) And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these *were* the sons of Joktan.
 
 [24 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/24) ¶ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
 
 [25 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/25) Eber, Peleg, Reu,
 
 [26 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/26) Serug, Nahor, Terah,
 
 [27 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/27) Abram; the same *is* Abraham.
 
 [28 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/28) The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
 
 [29 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/29) ¶ These *are* their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
 
 [30 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/1/30) Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,*
 
[2 Kings 25](/kjv/2-kings/25) [1 Chronicles 2](/kjv/1-chronicles/2)

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