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was sent by the king to oversee the destruction of Jerusalem.The dismantling and destruction of
Jerusalem was accomplished by the Babylonians in an orderly progression (v. 8).
First, Jerusalem’s most important buildings were burned (v. 9). Second, the Babylonian army
tore down Jerusalem’s outer walls,the city’s main defense (v.10).Third,Nebuzaradan organized and
led a forced march of remaining Judeans into exile in Babylon (vv. 11,12). The exiles included sur-
vivors from Jerusalem and those who had surrendered to the Babylonians before the capture of the
city.Only poor,unskilled laborers were left behind to tend the vineyards and farm the fields.Fourth,
the items made with precious metals in the temple were carried away to Babylon (vv. 13–17). Fifth,
Nebuzaradan took Jerusalem’s remaining leaders to Riblah, where Nebuchadnezzar had them exe-
cuted.This insured that they would never lead another rebellion against Babylon (vv. 18–21).
“Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land” (v. 21). Exile was the ultimate curse
brought upon Judah because of her disobedience to the Mosaic Covenant (Lev.26:33;Deut.28:36,64).
The Book of Lamentations records the sorrow of Jeremiah over this destruction of Jerusalem.

JUNE 19 Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad,
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Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These
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were the sons of Ishmael.
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concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan,
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Adam, Seth, Enosh, Cainan, Mahalalel, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of
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1 Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah, Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. The sons of
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida,
5 and Eldaah. All these were the children of
The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog,
Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. The Keturah.
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sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and 34 And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac
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Togarmah. The sons of Javan were Elishah, were Esau and Israel. The sons of Esau were
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Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim. Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. And
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put,
8 the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi,
and Canaan. The sons of Cush were Seba, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
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Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah,
of Raama were Sheba and Dedan. Cush begot Shammah, and Mizzah.
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Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the 38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon,
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earth. 11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. And the
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Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s
(from whom came the Philistines and the sister was Timna. The sons of Shobal were
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Caphtorim). Canaan begot Sidon, his first- Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
born, and Heth; the Jebusite, the Amorite, The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. The
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and the Girgashite; the Hivite, the Arkite, son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon
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and the Sinite; the Arvadite, the Zemarite, were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
and the Hamathite. 42 The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and
17 Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur,
Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and 43 Now these were the kings who reigned in
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Meshech. Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah the land of Edom before a king reigned over
begot Eber. To Eber were born two sons: the the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor,
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name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth and the name of his city was Dinhabah. And
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was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of
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Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarma-
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veth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Ebal, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned
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Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All in his place. And when Husham died, Hadad
these were the sons of Joktan. the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the
Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg,
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Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, and Abram, who his city was Avith. When Hadad died, Samlah
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is Abraham. The sons of Abraham were Isaac of Masrekah reigned in his place. And when
and Ishmael. Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River
These are their genealogies: The firstborn
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of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
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