1 Chronicles 1:37-1964 bbe — The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Di…

1 Chronicles 1:37-1964 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister. The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. Now these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom, before there was any king over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor; his town was named Dinhabah. At his death, Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place. At the death of Jobab, Husham, from the land of the Temanites, became king in his place. And at the death of Husham, Hadad, the son of Bedad, who overcame Midian in the field of Moab, became king; his town was named Avith. And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river became king in his place, And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, became king in his place. And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadad became king in his place; his town was named Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. And Hadad came to his end. Now the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Aliah, the chief of Jetheth, The chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon, The chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar, The chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.”

1 Chronicles 1:37-1964 is found in the Old Testament, in the book of 1 Chronicles, chapter 1, verses 37–1964.

1 Chronicles is traditionally attributed to Anonymous (traditionally Ezra). It was written c. 450–425 BC.

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1 Chronicles 1:37-1964 reads (BBE): “The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister. The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. Now these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom, before there was any king over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor; his town was named Dinhabah. At his death, Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place. At the death of Jobab, Husham, from the land of the Temanites, became king in his place. And at the death of Husham, Hadad, the son of Bedad, who overcame Midian in the field of Moab, became king; his town was named Avith. And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river became king in his place, And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, became king in his place. And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadad became king in his place; his town was named Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. And Hadad came to his end. Now the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Aliah, the chief of Jetheth, The chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon, The chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar, The chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.