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- 1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
- 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
- 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
- 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- 5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- 6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
- 7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- 8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
- 10 Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- 11 Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
- 12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (where the Philistines came from), and Caphtorim.
- 13 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
- 14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite,
- 15 the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite,
- 16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
- 17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
- 18 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
- 19 To Eber were born two sons: 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 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,
- 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
- 24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
- 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
- 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
- 27 Abram (also called Abraham).
- 28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
- 29 These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
- 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
- 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- 32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
- 33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
- 34 Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
- 35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
- 36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
- 37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
- 38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
- 39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
- 40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
- 41 The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
- 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
- 43 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- 44 Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 45 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- 46 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.
- 47 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
- 48 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.
- 49 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
- 50 Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
- 51 Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,
- 52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,
- 53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,
- 54 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.