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successes of others, especially as they relate to their walk with God. Reflect on God’s
wonderful way of working in your life.
Look back so that you can look forward, and then the future won’t seem so uncertain.
Key verses in 1 Chronicles
16:23-24 Let the whole earth sing
to the Lord! Each day proclaim
the good news that he saves.
Publish his glorious deeds among
the nations. Tell everyone about
the amazing things he does.
17:14 “I will confirm him as king
over my house and my kingdom
for all time, and his throne will be
secure forever.”
17:27 “For when you grant a
blessing, O Lord, it is an eternal
blessing!”
18:14 So David reigned over
all Israel and did what was
just and right for all his
people.
22:19 “Now seek the Lord
your God with all your heart
and soul. Build the sanctuary
of the Lord God.”
28:20 Then David continued,
“Be strong and courageous,
and do the work. Don’t be
afraid or discouraged, for the
Lord God, my God, is with
From Adam to Noah’s Sons
The descendants of Adam were Seth,
Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch,
Methuselah, Lamech, 4 and Noah.
The sons of Noah were* Shem, Ham, and
Japheth.
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Descendants of Japheth
5 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer,
Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech,
and Tiras.
6 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz,
Riphath,* and Togarmah.
7 The descendants of Javan were Elishah,
Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
Descendants of Ham
8 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim,*
Put, and Canaan.
9 The descendants of Cush were Seba,
Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.
The descendants of Raamah were Sheba
and Dedan. 10 Cush was also the ancestor
of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior
on earth.
11 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites,
Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
12 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the
1:4 As in Greek version (see also Gen 5:3-32); Hebrew lacks The
sons of Noah were. 1:6 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and
Greek version (see also Gen 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts
read Diphath. 1:8 Or Egypt; also in 1:11. 1:12 Hebrew
Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, Caphtorites. See Jer
47:4; Amos 9:7. 1:13 Hebrew ancestor of Heth. 1:17a As in
one Hebrew manuscript and some Greek manuscripts (see also
Gen 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts lack The descendants
of Aram were. 1:17b As in parallel text at Gen 10:23; Hebrew
reads and Meshech. 1:22 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and
Syriac version (see also Gen 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts
read Ebal. 1:24 Some Greek manuscripts read Arphaxad,
Cainan, Shelah. See notes on Gen 10:24; 11:12-13.
you. He will not fail you or
forsake you. He will see to it
that all the work related to the
Temple of the Lord is finished
correctly.”
29:13-14 “O our God, we thank
you and praise your glorious
name! But who am I, and who
are my people, that we could give
anything to you? Everything we
have has come from you, and
we give you only what you first
gave us!”
Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines
came.*
13 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor
of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the
ancestor of the Hittites,* 14 Jebusites,
Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites,
Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and
Hamathites.
Descendants of Shem
17 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur,
Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The descendants of Aram were* Uz, Hul,
Gether, and Mash.*
18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah.
Shelah was the father of Eber.
19 Eber had two sons. The first was named
Peleg (which means “division”), for during
his lifetime the people of the world were
divided into different language groups. His
brother’s name was Joktan.
20 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad,
Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram,
Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal,* Abimael, Sheba,
23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were
descendants of Joktan.
24 So this is the family line descended from
Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah,* 25 Eber, Peleg,
Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and Abram,
later known as Abraham.
Descendants of Abraham
28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and
Ishmael. 29 These are their genealogical
records:
The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the
oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma,