Daily Text and Bible Reading: Thursday, May 7 [Press play below]

1.1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
1.2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
1.3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
1.4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1.5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1.6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
1.7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1.8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
1.9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
1.10 Cush became father to Nimrod. He was the first to become a mighty one on the earth.
1.11 Mizraim became father to Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
1.12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
1.13 Canaan became father to Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
1.14 as well as the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
1.15 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
1.16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
1.17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram, and Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
1.18 Arpachshad became father to Shelah, and Shelah became father to Eber.
1.19 Two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg, because in his lifetime the earth was divided. The name of his brother was Joktan.
1.20 Joktan became father to Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
1.21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
1.22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
1.23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all of these were the sons of Joktan.
1.24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
1.25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
1.26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
1.27 Abram, that is, Abraham.
1.28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
1.29 These are their family origins: Ishmael’s firstborn Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
1.30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
1.31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
1.32 The sons that Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, gave birth to were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
1.33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were the sons of Keturah.
1.34 Abraham became father to Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
1.35 The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
1.36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
1.37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1.38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1.39 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam. Lotan’s sister was Timna.
1.40 The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
1.41 The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
1.42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
1.43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela the son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1.44 When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah began to reign in his place.
1.45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites began to reign in his place.
1.46 When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the territory of Moab, began to reign in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
1.47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah began to reign in his place.
1.48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth by the River began to reign in his place.
1.49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor began to reign in his place.
1.50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad began to reign in his place. The name of his city was Pau, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1.51 Then Hadad died. The sheikhs of Edom were Sheikh Timna, Sheikh Alvah, Sheikh Jetheth,
1.52 Sheikh Oholibamah, Sheikh Elah, Sheikh Pinon,
1.53 Sheikh Kenaz, Sheikh Teman, Sheikh Mibzar,
1.54 Sheikh Magdiel, Sheikh Iram. These were the sheikhs of Edom.

2.1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2.2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
2.3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him from Shua’s daughter, the Canaanitess. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was displeasing to Jehovah, so He put him to death.
2.4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
2.5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
2.6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara. There were five of them in all.
2.7 The son of Carmi was Achar, who brought disaster on Israel, who was unfaithful with regard to what had been devoted to destruction.
2.8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
2.9 The sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
2.10 Ram became father to Amminadab. Amminadab became father to Nahshon the chieftain of the descendants of Judah.
2.11 Nahshon became father to Salma. Salma became father to Boaz.
2.12 Boaz became father to Obed. Obed became father to Jesse.
2.13 Jesse became father to his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
2.14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
2.15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
2.16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
2.17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
2.18 Caleb the son of Hezron became father to sons by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
2.19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him.
2.20 Hur became father to Uri. Uri became father to Bezalel.
2.21 Afterward Hezron had relations with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore Segub to him.
2.22 Segub became father to Jair, who had 23 cities in the land of Gilead.
2.23 Later Geshur and Syria took Havvoth-jair from them, along with Kenath and its dependent towns, 60 cities. All of these were the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
2.24 After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
2.25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
2.26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
2.27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
2.28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
2.29 The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
2.30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. But Seled died without sons.
2.31 The son of Appaim was Ishi. And the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and the son of Sheshan, Ahlai.
2.32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan. But Jether died without sons.
2.33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
2.34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Now Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.
2.35 Sheshan gave his daughter to be the wife of his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
2.36 Attai became father to Nathan. Nathan became father to Zabad.
2.37 Zabad became father to Ephlal. Ephlal became father to Obed.
2.38 Obed became father to Jehu. Jehu became father to Azariah.
2.39 Azariah became father to Helez. Helez became father to Eleasah.
2.40 Eleasah became father to Sismai. Sismai became father to Shallum.
2.41 Shallum became father to Jekamiah. Jekamiah became father to Elishama.
2.42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
2.43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
2.44 Shema became father to Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem became father to Shammai.
2.45 The son of Shammai was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
2.46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became father to Gazez.
2.47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
2.48 Caleb’s concubine Maacah gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
2.49 In time she bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.
2.50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
2.51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
2.52 Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh and half of the Menuhoth.
2.53 The families of Kiriath-jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. It was from these that the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came.
2.54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorites.
2.55 The families of the scribes dwelling at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath the father of the house of Rechab.