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1 Chronicles 1:1–4

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ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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From verse 1

  1. Genesis 4:25–32Rank 1 from verse 1
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    25¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

    26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

  2. Luke 3:38Rank 2 from verse 1
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    38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

From verse 2

  1. Luke 3:37Rank 1 from verse 2
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    37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

  2. Genesis 5:12–20Rank 2 from verse 2
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    12¶ And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

    13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

    14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

    15¶ And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

    16And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

    17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

    18¶ And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

    19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

    20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

  3. Genesis 5:9Rank 3 from verse 2
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    9¶ And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

From verse 3

  1. Jude 1:14Rank 1 from verse 3
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    14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

  2. Genesis 5:21–31Rank 2 from verse 3
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    21¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

    22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

    23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

    24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

    25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

    26And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

    27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

    28¶ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

    29And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

    30And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

    31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

  3. Hebrews 11:5Rank 3 from verse 3
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    5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

  4. Luke 3:36–37Rank 4 from verse 3
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    36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

    37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

From verse 4

  1. Genesis 5:32Rank 1 from verse 4
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    32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  2. Genesis 9:18Rank 2 from verse 4
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    18¶ And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

  3. 2 Peter 2:5Rank 3 from verse 4
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    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  4. Ezekiel 14:14Rank 4 from verse 4
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    14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.

  5. Genesis 6:8–10Rank 5 from verse 4
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    8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

    9¶ These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

    10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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1 Chronicles 1:4

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Ham

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Sense 1: Ham, a son of Noah and an ancestor named in the genealogies. Sense 2: The land of Ham.

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1ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,

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2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

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3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

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4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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5¶ The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

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