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1 Chronicles 1:1-2:55

From Adam unto Judah

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From Adam unto Judah

1 Chronicles 1:1-2:55

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This song belongs to the 1 Chronicles collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Verse 1] The genealogy begins with Adam, Seth, and Enosh. Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth stand after the flood generation. Ham's line begins through Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. Mizraim and Canaan's descendants form nations later known to Israel. [Pre-Chorus] The speeches rose, each certain of its claim, But certainty alone could not explain. [Chorus] From Adam unto Judah, let the question open wide, Human answers fail when pride becomes the guide. Wisdom cannot be purchased, mined, or seized, It comes from God, before whom striving ceased. [Verse 2] Ishmael's twelve princes are recorded by name. Keturah's sons and grandsons expand Abraham's household eastward. Isaac fathers Esau and Israel. Israel's twelve sons are named as the tribal fathers. [Bridge] Perez fathers Hezron and Hamul, continuing the chosen line. Hezron's descendants branch through Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. Ram's line reaches Nahshon, Salma, Boaz, Obed, Jesse. The remaining families of Jerahmeel and Caleb settle the wider genealogy of Judah. [Final Chorus] From Adam unto Judah, let the question open wide, Human answers fail when pride becomes the guide. Wisdom cannot be purchased, mined, or seized, It comes from God, before whom human pride must cease. [Outro] The question stayed when every speech was through. Wisdom began where human certainty withdrew.

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1 Chronicles 1: Before there was an Israel

The Book of 1 Chronicles opens before Israel, kingship, or even Abraham. A spare chain of names runs from Adam to Noah, then spreads through the families of Japheth, Ham, and Shem until descent begins to function almost like a map of the peoples surrounding Israel. The register then narrows toward Abraham, but Ishmael and Keturah's descendants remain on the page before Isaac's line takes priority. Esau and Seir likewise receive substantial attention, and Edom's kings appear before Israel has a king of its own. The chapter is selective at every stage, yet its selection does not erase neighboring branches. Its destination will eventually be David, but its opening insists that the royal line belongs within a human and regional history much older and wider than the throne.

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1 Chronicles 2: Judah's family is larger than the royal line

Israel's twelve sons appear briefly before Judah fills most of the chapter, yet the expanded Judah register refuses to become a polished royal pedigree. Er's wickedness remains visible, Tamar remains essential, and Achar is remembered through the trespass that troubled Israel. The line toward David is important, but so are David's sisters and the family ties that explain later military figures. Other branches lead toward Bezaleel, Gilead, childless households, an Egyptian servant who becomes a son-in-law, settlements, and scribal families. Women, marriages, occupations, and towns keep breaking the simple father-to-son rhythm. The result is a genealogy that establishes royal ancestry while showing how much larger Judah is than the throne. The crown comes from one line inside a complicated tribal network, not from a sanitized chain of isolated men.

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