A reading from the Book of First Chronicles.

Adam Seth, Inosh, Kenan.

Mahalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamek, Noah, Shim, Ham, and Japheth.

The Sons of Japheth, Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tübel, Mishek, and Tiras, the sons of Gomer, Ashkenath, Reifeth and Tagama,

the sons of Javan, Elisha, Tarshish, Kiddham, and Rodanum, the sons of Ham, Cush, Egypt,

Putt and Canaan, the sons of Kush, Siba, Havala, Sabta, Rehama and Sabdica, the sons of Cush, Sibah, Havala, Sabta, Rehama, and Sabdica, the sons of Rehima,

Shiba and Deiden.

Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

Egypt fathered Ludum, Anamam, Lahibin, Naftahim, Pathruzim, Kastlehem, from whom the Philistines came, and Kaffterah.

Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn in Heth, and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Gurgishites, the Hivites, the Arctites, the Arbites, the Arbidites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites, the sons of Shim, Elam, Asher, Arpashid, Ludd and Aram, and the sons of Aram,

Us, Hul, Gither, and Meshachach. Our Pashid fathered Shila, and Shila fathered Iber,

to Iber were born two sons, the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was

Jokton. Jokton fathered Omod, Shilif, Hazamavith, Jira, Hadoram, Uzel, Dikla, Obel,

Abimiel, Shiba, Avila, and Jobab, all these were the sons of Jokton.

Shem Aparshad, Sheila, Iber, Pelegg, Rio, Syrac, Nehor, Tira, Abram, that is, Abraham.

The sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. These are their genealogies, the firstborn of Ishmael,

Nebaoth and Kedar, Adbil, Mibsem, Mishma,

Duma, Duma, Masha, Haddad, Tima, Jeter, Naifish, and Kedima. These are the sons of Ishmael,

the sons of Kutura, Abraham's concubine, She bore Zemran, Jokshan, Medan, Ischback, and Shua, the sons of Jokshan, Shiba and Deden,

the sons of Midian, Ifa, Ifer, Hanak, Abida, and Eldaya, all these were the descendants

of Kutura.

Abraham fathered Isaac, the sons of Isaac, Esau, and Israel, the sons of

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