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A List of Names From Adam to Abraham

A List of Names From Adam to the Sons of Noah

Adam, Seth, Enosh,

Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Noah.

The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham and Japheth.

The Sons of Japheth

The sons of Japheth were

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

The sons of Gomer were

Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

The sons of Javan were

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Sons of Ham

The sons of Ham were

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

The sons of Cush were

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah were

Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the father of

Nimrod. Nimrod became a mighty hero on the earth.

11 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites and Naphtuhites. 12 He was also the father of the Pathrusites, Kasluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the family line of the Kasluhites.

13 Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son.

Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites. 15 And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Sons of Shem

17 The sons of Shem were

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram were

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah.

Shelah was the father of Eber.

19 Eber was the father of two sons.

One was named Peleg. That’s because the earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan.

20 Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth and Jerah. 21 He was also the father of Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All of them were sons of Joktan.

24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Abram. Abram was also called Abraham.

The Family of Abraham

28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.

The Family Line of Hagar

29 Here are the members of the family line of Hagar.

Nebaioth was Ishmael’s oldest son. Then came Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.

All of them were Ishmael’s sons.

The Family Line of Keturah

32 Here are the sons born to Abraham’s concubine Keturah.

They were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan were

Sheba and Dedan.

33 The sons of Midian were

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All of them were from the family line of Keturah.

The Family Line of Sarah

34 Abraham was the father of Isaac.

The sons of Isaac were

Esau and Israel.

The Sons of Esau

35 The sons of Esau were

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36 The sons of Eliphaz were

Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.

Timna had Amalek by Eliphaz.

37 The sons of Reuel were

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The People of Seir in Edom

38 The sons of Seir were

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

39 The sons of Lotan were

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

40 The sons of Shobal were

Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon were

Aiah and Anah.

41 The son of Anah was

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon were

Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42 The sons of Ezer were

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

The sons of Dishan were

Uz and Aran.

The Rulers of Edom

43 Before Israel had a king, there were kings who ruled in Edom.

Bela was the son of Beor. Bela’s city was called Dinhabah.

44 When Bela died, Jobab became the next king. Jobab was the son of Zerah from Bozrah.

45 When Jobab died, Husham became the next king. Husham was from the land of the people of Teman.

46 When Husham died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad was the son of Bedad. Hadad had won the battle over Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was called Avith.

47 When Hadad died, Samlah became the next king. Samlah was from Masrekah.

48 When Samlah died, Shaul became the next king. Shaul was from the town of Rehoboth. It was by a river.

49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan became the next king. Baal-Hanan was the son of Akbor.

50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad’s city was called Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred. Matred was the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51 Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel and Iram.

They were the chiefs of Edom.

The Sons of Israel

Here are the names of the sons of Israel. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, Asher.

The Family of Judah

The Family Line From Judah’s Sons to Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah were

Er, Onan and Shelah. A woman from Canaan had these three sons by him. She was the daughter of Shua.

Er was Judah’s oldest son. He was evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord put him to death.

Tamar was Judah’s daughter-in-law. She had Perez and Zerah by him.

The total number of Judah’s sons was five.

The sons of Perez were

Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Zerah were

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda. The total number of Zerah’s sons was five.

The son of Karmi was Achar.

He brought trouble on Israel. Some things that had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. He took some of those things. When he did that, he disobeyed the Lord’s command.

The son of Ethan was

Azariah.

Hezron was the father of

Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.

The Family Line of Ram

10 Ram was the father of Amminadab.

Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the leader of the people of Judah.

11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

Salmon was the father of Boaz.

12 Boaz was the father of Obed.

And Obed was the father of Jesse.

13 Jesse’s first son was

Eliab. His second son was Abinadab.

The third was Shimea. 14 The fourth was Nethanel.

The fifth was Raddai. 15 The sixth was Ozem.

And the seventh was David.

16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail.

Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa. Amasa’s father was Jether. Jether belonged to the family line of Ishmael.

The Family Line of Caleb

18 Caleb was the son of Hezron. Caleb’s wife Azubah had children by him. Jerioth also had children by him. Azubah’s sons were

Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.

19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. She had Hur by him.

20 Hur was the father of Uri. And Uri was the father of Bezalel.

21 When he was 60 years old, Hezron married the daughter of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead. Hezron slept with his wife, and she had Segub by him.

22 Segub was the father of Jair. Jair controlled 23 towns in Gilead.

23 But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair. They also captured Kenath and the settlements around it. The total number of towns captured was 60.

Hezron, Segub and Jair belonged to the family line of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.

24 Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah. Abijah was Hezron’s wife. She had Ashhur by him. Ashhur was born after Hezron died. Ashhur was the father of Tekoa.

The Family Line of Jerahmeel

25 Here are the sons of Jerahmeel. He was the oldest son of Hezron.

Ram was Jerahmeel’s oldest son. Then came Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife. Her name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

27 Here are the sons of Ram. He was the oldest son of Jerahmeel. The sons of Ram were

Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

28 The sons of Onam were

Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai were

Nadab and Abishur. 29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail. She had Ahban and Molid by him.

30 The sons of Nadab were

Seled and Appaim. Seled died without having any children.

31 The son of Appaim was

Ishi. Ishi was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

32 The sons of Jada were

Jether and Jonathan. Jada was Shammai’s brother. Jether died without having any children.

33 The sons of Jonathan were

Peleth and Zaza.

They belonged to the family line of Jerahmeel.

34 Sheshan didn’t have any sons. All he had was daughters.

He had a servant from Egypt named Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to be married to his servant Jarha. She had Attai by Jarha.

36 Attai was the father of Nathan.

Nathan was the father of Zabad.

37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal.

Ephlal was the father of Obed.

38 Obed was the father of Jehu.

Jehu was the father of Azariah.

39 Azariah was the father of Helez.

Helez was the father of Eleasah.

40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai.

Sismai was the father of Shallum.

41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah.

And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

The Family Groups of Caleb

42 Caleb was the brother of Jerahmeel.

Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph.

Caleb had another son named Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.

43 The sons of Hebron were

Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.

44 Shema was the father of Raham.

Raham was the father of Jorkeam.

Rekem was the father of Shammai.

45 The son of Shammai was Maon.

Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

46 Caleb had a concubine named Ephah.

She was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez.

Haran was the father of Gazez.

47 The sons of Jahdai were

Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.

48 Caleb had a concubine named Maakah.

She was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

49 She was also the mother of Shaaph and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah.

Sheva was the father of Makbenah and Gibea.

Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.

50 All of them belonged to the family line of Caleb.

Hur was the oldest son of Ephrathah.

Hur was the brother of Shobal. Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim. 51 Hur was the father of Salma. Salma was the father of Bethlehem. Hur was also the father of Hareph. Hareph was the father of Beth Gader.

52 Here is the family line of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim. It included

Haroeh and half of the people of Manahath. 53 It also included the family groups of Kiriath Jearim. They were the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. The people of Zorah and Eshtaol belonged to these family groups.

54 Here is the family line of Salma. It included

Bethlehem, the people of Netophah, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the people of Manahath, and the Zorites. 55 It also included the family groups of secretaries who lived at Jabez. They were the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. They were the Kenites who belonged to the family line of Hammath. Hammath was the father of the family line of Rekab.

The Sons of David

Here are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron.

His first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.

The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.

The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah. She was the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.

The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.

The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital.

The sixth son was Ithream. David’s wife Eglah had Ithream by him.

These six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven and a half years.

After that, he ruled in Jerusalem for 33 years. Children were born to him there.

They included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. The mother of these four sons was Bathsheba. She was the daughter of Ammiel.

David’s children also included Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet. There were nine of them.

David was the father of all these sons. His concubines also had sons by him. David’s sons had a sister named Tamar.

The Kings of Judah

10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam.

Abijah was the son of Rehoboam.

Asa was the son of Abijah.

Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa.

11 Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat.

Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram.

Joash was the son of Ahaziah.

12 Amaziah was the son of Joash.

Azariah was the son of Amaziah.

Jotham was the son of Azariah.

13 Ahaz was the son of Jotham.

Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz.

Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah.

14 Amon was the son of Manasseh.

Josiah was the son of Amon.

15 Josiah’s first son was Johanan.

Jehoiakim was his second son.

Zedekiah was the third son.

Shallum was the fourth son.

16 The next king after Jehoiakim was his son Jehoiachin.

After that, Josiah’s son Zedekiah became king.

The Royal Family Line After Jehoiachin

17 Here are the members of the family line of Jehoiachin. He was taken as a prisoner to Babylon.

His sons were Shealtiel, 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.

19 The sons of Pedaiah were

Zerubbabel and Shimei.

The sons of Zerubbabel were

Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister. 20 There were also five other sons. They were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

21 The family line of Hananiah included

Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. It also included the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah and Shekaniah.

22 The family line of Shekaniah included

Shemaiah and his sons. They were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat. The total number of men was six.

23 The sons of Neariah were

Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam. The total number of sons was three.

24 The sons of Elioenai were

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani. The total number of sons was seven.

Other Family Groups of Judah

The family line of Judah included

Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

Reaiah was the son of Shobal and the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the family groups of the people of Zorah.

The sons of Etam were

Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor. Ezer was the father of Hushah.

These people belonged to the family line of Hur. He was the oldest son of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.

Ashhur was the father of Tekoa. Ashhur had two wives. Their names were Helah and Naarah.

Naarah had Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari by Ashhur. They belonged to the family line of Naarah.

The sons of Helah were

Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah. He was also the father of the family groups of Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.

Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez. She had said, “I was in a lot of pain when he was born.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel. He said, “I wish you would bless me. I wish you would give me more territory. Let your power protect me. Keep me from harm. Then I won’t have any pain.” God gave him what he asked for.

11 Kelub was the brother of Shuhah and the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah.

13 The sons of Kenaz were

Othniel and Seraiah.

The sons of Othniel were

Hathath and Meonothai. 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.

Seraiah was the father of Joab.

Joab was the father of Ge Harashim. Ge Harashim was called by that name because all its people were skilled workers.

15 The sons of Caleb were

Iru, Elah and Naam. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh.

The son of Elah was

Kenaz.

16 The sons of Jehallelel were

Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

17 The sons of Ezrah were

Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon.

One of Mered’s wives had Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah by him. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. 18 These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered had married her.

His wife from the tribe of Judah had Jered, Heber and Jekuthiel by him. Jered was the father of Gedor. Heber was the father of Soko. Jekuthiel was the father of Zanoah.

19 Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. Her sons were

the father of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

20 The sons of Shimon were

Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.

The family line of Ishi included

Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 Shelah was the son of Judah. The sons of Shelah were

Er and Laadah. Er was the father of Lekah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah. He was also the father of the family groups of the linen workers who lived in Beth Ashbea.

22 Other sons of Shelah were Jokim, Joash, Saraph and the men of Kozeba. Moab and Jashubi Lehem were ruled by sons of Shelah. The records of all these matters are very old. 23 Some of Shelah’s sons were potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They stayed there and worked for the king.

The Family Line of Simeon

24 The family line of Simeon included

Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul. 25 Shallum was Shaul’s son. Mibsam was Shallum’s son. Mishma was Mibsam’s son.

26 The family line of Mishma included Hammuel. Hammuel was Mishma’s son. Zakkur was Hammuel’s son. Shimei was Zakkur’s son.

27 Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters. But his brothers didn’t have many children. So their whole family group didn’t have as many people as Judah had. 28 Shimei’s family group lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king. 32 Five of the villages around these towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan. 33 The territory of all the villages around these towns reached all the way to Baalath. These were their settlements.

The tribe of Simeon kept its own family history.

34 Simeon’s family line included Meshobab, Jamlech and Joshah. Joshah was the son of Amaziah.

35 Simeon’s family line also included Joel and Jehu. Jehu was the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah. Seraiah was the son of Asiel.

36 And the family line included Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah,

Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah

37 and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi. Shiphi was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah. Jedaiah was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.

38 The men whose names are listed above were leaders of their family groups.

Their families greatly increased their numbers. 39 They spread out all the way to the edge of Gedor east of the valley. They looked for grasslands for their flocks. 40 They found grasslands that were rich and good. The land had plenty of room. It was peaceful and quiet. Some of the people of Ham had lived there before.

41 The men whose names are listed lived at the time when Hezekiah was king of Judah. They came and attacked the Hamites in their homes. They also attacked the Meunites who were there. And they completely destroyed them. What happened to them is clear even to this day. The men of Simeon made their homes where the Meunites had lived. That’s because in that place there were enough grasslands for their flocks. 42 Five hundred of these men came into the hill country of Seir and attacked it. They were led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel. These four men were the sons of Ishi. 43 They killed the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they still live there to this day.

The Family Line of Reuben

Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. But he slept with his father’s concubine. By doing that, he made his father’s bed “unclean.” That’s why his rights as the oldest son were given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel. So Reuben isn’t listed in the family history as the one who had the rights of the oldest son. Judah also did not have the rights of the oldest son. Judah didn’t have them even though he was the leader among his brothers. And a ruler came from his family line. But the rights of the oldest son belonged to Joseph. Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were

Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

The family line of Joel includes

his son Shemaiah. Gog was the son of Shemaiah.

Shimei was the son of Gog. Micah was the son of Shimei.

Reaiah was the son of Micah. Baal was the son of Reaiah.

And Beerah was the son of Baal. Beerah was a leader of the people of Reuben. Tiglath-Pileser took Beerah as a prisoner to another country. Tiglath-Pileser was the king of Assyria.

Here are the relatives of the family groups of Reuben. They are listed in their family history.

They include Chief Jeiel, Zechariah and Bela. Bela was the son of Azaz. Azaz was the son of Shema. Shema was the son of Joel.

All of them made their homes in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. To the east they made their homes in the land up to the edge of the desert. That desert reaches all the way to the Euphrates River. They made their homes there because their livestock had increased in Gilead.

10 While Saul was king, the people of Reuben went to war against the Hagrites. They won the battle over them. Then they lived in the houses of the Hagrites. The people of Reuben lived in the entire area east of Gilead.

The Family Line of Gad

11 The people of Gad lived next to the people of Reuben in Bashan. They spread out all the way to Salekah.

12 Joel was their chief. Shapham was next. Then came Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.

13 Here are their relatives family by family. They included

Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia and Eber. The total number of them was seven.

14 These were the sons of Abihail. Abihail was the son of Huri. Huri was the son of Jaroah. Jaroah was the son of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Jeshishai. Jeshishai was the son of Jahdo. And Jahdo was the son of Buz.

15 Ahi was the leader of some of the families of Gad. Ahi was the son of Abdiel. Abdiel was the son of Guni.

16 The people of Gad lived in the land of Gilead. They lived in the villages of Bashan. They also lived on all the grasslands of Sharon as far as they reached.

17 All these names were written down in the family history. They were written during the time when Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel.

18 The tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men able to serve in the army. Each one was able to handle a shield and sword. Each was also able to use a bow. Each was trained for battle. 19 They went to war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. 20 God helped his people fight against the Hagrites and all who were helping them. He handed over all those enemies to his people. That’s because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him. 21 They captured the livestock of the Hagrites. They captured 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 people as prisoners. 22 Many others were killed, because God won the battle over them. His people lived in the land until they themselves were taken as prisoners to other countries.

The Family Line of Half of the Tribe of Manasseh

23 The people in half of the tribe of Manasseh became a very large group. They made their homes in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon. Baal Hermon is also called Senir. Another name for it is Mount Hermon.

24 Here are the leaders of their families. They included Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave fighting men. They were also famous and were leaders of their families. 25 But they weren’t faithful to the God of their people. They joined themselves to the gods of the nations of the land and worshiped them. God had destroyed those nations to make room for his people. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul. He was king of Assyria. He was also called Tiglath-Pileser. He took the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh to other countries as his prisoners. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan. And that’s where they still are to this day.

The Family Line of Levi

The sons of Levi were

Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Kohath were

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Aaron, Moses and Miriam

were born into the family line of Amram.

The sons of Aaron were

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.

Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

Abishua was the father of Bukki.

Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.

Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

Meraioth was the father of Amariah.

Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

Ahitub was the father of Zadok.

Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.

Azariah was the father of Johanan.

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah.

Azariah served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 Azariah was the father of Amariah.

Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.

Zadok was the father of Shallum.

13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.

Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah.

And Seraiah was the father of Jozadak.

15 Jozadak was taken away from his own land. The Lord took the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the land of Babylon. He used Nebuchadnezzar to take them there as prisoners.

16 The sons of Levi were

Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

17 The names of the sons of Gershon were

Libni and Shimei.

18 The sons of Kohath were

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

19 The sons of Merari were

Mahli and Mushi.

Here are the members of the family groups of the Levites. They are listed under the names of their fathers.

20 Gershon was the father of Libni.

Jahath was Libni’s son.

Zimmah was Jahath’s son.

21 Joah was Zimmah’s son.

Iddo was Joah’s son.

Zerah was Iddo’s son.

And Jeatherai was Zerah’s son.

22 The family line of Kohath included his son Amminadab.

Korah was Amminadab’s son.

Assir was Korah’s son.

23 Elkanah was Assir’s son.

Ebiasaph was Elkanah’s son.

Assir was Ebiasaph’s son.

24 Tahath was Assir’s son.

Uriel was Tahath’s son.

Uzziah was Uriel’s son.

And Shaul was Uzziah’s son.

25 The family line of Elkanah included his son Amasai.

Amasai was the father of Ahimoth.

26 Elkanah was Ahimoth’s son.

Zophai was Elkanah’s son.

Nahath was Zophai’s son.

27 Eliab was Nahath’s son.

Jeroham was Eliab’s son.

Elkanah was Jeroham’s son.

And Samuel was Elkanah’s son.

28 The sons of Samuel were

his first son Joel

and his second son Abijah.

29 The family line of Merari included his son Mahli.

Libni was Mahli’s son.

Shimei was Libni’s son.

Uzzah was Shimei’s son.

30 Shimea was Uzzah’s son.

Haggiah was Shimea’s son.

And Asaiah was Haggiah’s son.

The Levites Who Were in Charge of the Music

31 Here are the Levites David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord. He did it after the ark was placed there. 32 The men used their music to serve in front of the holy tent, the tent of meeting. They served there until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They did their work according to the rules they had been given.

33 Here are the men who served. The list also includes their sons.

The family line of Kohath included

Heman. He led the music.

He was the son of Joel.

Joel was the son of Samuel.

34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah.

Elkanah was the son of Jeroham.

Jeroham was the son of Eliel.

Eliel was the son of Toah.

35 Toah was the son of Zuph.

Zuph was the son of Elkanah.

Elkanah was the son of Mahath.

Mahath was the son of Amasai.

36 Amasai was the son of Elkanah.

Elkanah was the son of Joel.

Joel was the son of Azariah.

Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.

37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath.

Tahath was the son of Assir.

Assir was the son of Ebiasaph.

Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.

38 Korah was the son of Izhar.

Izhar was the son of Kohath.

Kohath was the son of Levi.

And Levi was the son of Israel.

39 Heman had a relative named Asaph. Asaph served as Heman’s helper at his right side.

Asaph was the son of Berekiah.

Berekiah was the son of Shimea.

40 Shimea was the son of Michael.

Michael was the son of Baaseiah.

Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.

41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni.

Ethni was the son of Zerah.

Zerah was the son of Adaiah.

42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan.

Ethan was the son of Zimmah.

Zimmah was the son of Shimei.

43 Shimei was the son of Jahath.

Jahath was the son of Gershon.

And Gershon was the son of Levi.

44 Here are the Levites in the family line of Merari who served as Heman’s helpers at his left side. They were relatives of the Kohathites.

Ethan was the son of Kishi.

Kishi was the son of Abdi.

Abdi was the son of Malluk.

45 Malluk was the son of Hashabiah.

Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah.

Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.

46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi.

Amzi was the son of Bani.

Bani was the son of Shemer.

47 Shemer was the son of Mahli.

Mahli was the son of Mushi.

Mushi was the son of Merari.

And Merari was the son of Levi.

48 The rest of the Levites were appointed to do all the other work at the holy tent. It was the house of God.

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