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Genealogy from Adam
1 (A)Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth.
5 (B)The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, [a]Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and [b]Rodanim.
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush [c]became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
11 (C)Mizraim became the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh, 12 Pathrus, Casluh, from which the [d]Philistines came, and Caphtor.
13 Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, Heth, 14 and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites and the Hamathites.
17 (D)The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and [e]Meshech. 18 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah and Shelah became the father of Eber. 19 Two sons were born to Eber, the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. 20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 [f]Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
24 (E)Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram, that is Abraham.
Descendants of Abraham
28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29 (F)These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael. 32 (G)The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
34 (H)Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were (I)Esau and Israel. 35 (J)The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [g]Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. 38 (K)The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. 39 The sons of Lotan were Hori and [h]Homam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 40 The sons of Shobal were [i]Alian, Manahath, Ebal, [j]Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. 41 The [k]son of Anah was Dishon. And the sons of Dishon were [l]Hamran, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan and [m]Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
43 (L)Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king of the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of (M)Bozrah became king in his place. 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of (N)the Temanites became king in his place. 46 When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who [n]defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and the name of his city was Avith. 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. 48 When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place. 49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place. 50 When Baal-hanan died, [o]Hadad became king in his place; and the name of his city was [p]Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 51 Then Hadad died.
Now the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief [q]Aliah, chief Jetheth, 52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, 53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, 54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
Genealogy: Twelve Sons of Jacob (Israel)
2 (O)These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
3 (P)The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death. 4 (Q)Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were [r]Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and [s]Dara; five of them in all. 7 The [t]son of Carmi was [u](R)Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban. 8 The [v]son of Ethan was Azariah.
Genealogy of David
9 Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai. 10 Ram [w]became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah; 11 Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz, 12 Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; 13 and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, [x]Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were [y]Abshai, Joab and Asahel. 17 Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was [z]Jether the Ishmaelite.
11 But on (A)the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, “(B)Take courage; for (C)as you have (D)solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also.”
A Conspiracy to Kill Paul
12 When it was day, (E)the Jews formed a [a]conspiracy and (F)bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who formed this plot. 14 They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have (G)bound ourselves under a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore, you [b]and (H)the [c]Council notify the [d]commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”
16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, [e]and he came and entered (I)the barracks and told Paul. 17 Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Lead this young man to the [f]commander, for he has something to report to him.” 18 So he took him and led him to the [g]commander and *said, “Paul (J)the prisoner called me to him and asked me to lead this young man to you since he has something to tell you.” 19 The [h]commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, “What is it that you have to report to me?” 20 And he said, “(K)The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to (L)the [i]Council, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more thoroughly about him. 21 So do not [j]listen to them, for more than forty of them are (M)lying in wait for him who have (N)bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him; and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.” 22 So the [k]commander let the young man go, instructing him, “Tell no one that you have notified me of these things.”
Paul Moved to Caesarea
23 And he called to him two of the centurions and said, “Get two hundred soldiers ready by [l]the third hour of the night to proceed to (O)Caesarea, [m]with seventy horsemen and two hundred [n]spearmen.” 24 They were also to provide mounts to put Paul on and bring him safely to (P)Felix the governor. 25 And he wrote a letter having this form:
26 “Claudius Lysias, to the (Q)most excellent governor Felix, (R)greetings.
27 “When this man was arrested by the Jews and was about to be slain by them, (S)I came up to them with the troops and rescued him, (T)having learned that he was a Roman. 28 “And (U)wanting to ascertain the charge for which they were accusing him, I (V)brought him down to their [o](W)Council; 29 and I found him to be accused over (X)questions about their Law, but [p]under (Y)no accusation deserving death or [q]imprisonment.
30 “When I was (Z)informed that there would be (AA)a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, also instructing (AB)his accusers to [r]bring charges against him before you.”
31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 But the next day, leaving (AC)the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to (AD)the barracks. 33 When these had come to (AE)Caesarea and delivered the letter to (AF)the governor, they also presented Paul to him. 34 When he had read it, he asked from what (AG)province he was, and when he learned that (AH)he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing after your (AI)accusers arrive also,” giving orders for him to be (AJ)kept in Herod’s [s]Praetorium.
Morning Prayer of Trust in God.
A Psalm of David, when [a]he fled from Absalom his son.
3 O Lord, how (A)my adversaries have increased!
Many are rising up against me.
2 Many are saying [b]of my soul,
“There is no [c](B)deliverance for him in God.” [d]Selah.
3 But You, O Lord, are (C)a shield about me,
My (D)glory, and the One who (E)lifts my head.
4 I was crying to the Lord with my voice,
And He (F)answered me from (G)His holy [e]mountain. Selah.
5 [f]I (H)lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
6 I will (I)not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have (J)set themselves against me round about.
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