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¹Adam, Seth, Enosh,

²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

⁴The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

⁷The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Rodanim.

⁸The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁹The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became the world's first tyrant.

¹¹Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

¹²Pathrusites, Casluhites, and Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines),.

¹³Canaan was the father of his firstborn son, Sidon, and of the Hittites,

¹⁴Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

¹⁵Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

¹⁶Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

¹⁷The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

¹⁸Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.

¹⁹Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.

²⁰Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²²Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all Joktan's sons.

²⁴Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

²⁵Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah,

²⁷and Abram (also called Abraham).

²⁸The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹These were their descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn son of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

³¹Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael's sons.

³²The sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine. She gave birth to: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

³³The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Keturah.

³⁴Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

³⁵The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

³⁶The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz; and Amalek through Timna.

³⁷The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

³⁸The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

³⁹The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Lotan's sister was Timna.

⁴⁰The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

⁴²The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

⁴³These were the kings who reigned over Edom before any Israelite king reigned over them: Bela son of Beor, the name of whose city was Dinhabah.

⁴⁴When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah took over as king.

⁴⁵When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites took over as king.

⁴⁶When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, took over as king. He was the one who defeated Midian in the country of Moab. The name of his city was Avith.

⁴⁷When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took over as king.

⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River took over as king.

⁴⁹When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, son of Acbor, took over as king.

⁵⁰When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad took over as king. The name of his city was Pau. The name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

⁵¹Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

⁵⁴Magdiel, and Iram. These were Edom's chiefs.