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Adam's Descendants

¹ Adam, Seth, Enosh, ² Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered, ³ Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, ⁴ Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Japheth's Descendants

⁵ The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶ The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

⁷ The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

Ham's Descendants

⁸ The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

⁹ The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

¹¹ Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, ¹² Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended), and the Caphtorites.

¹³ Canaan was the father of Sidon—his firstborn—and Heth, ¹⁴ as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, ¹⁵ Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁶ Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

Shem's Descendants

¹⁷ The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Aram:

Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

¹⁸ Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. ¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; his brother's name was Joktan.

²⁰ Joktan was 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, Arphaxad, Shelah, ²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷ Abram (that is, Abraham).

²⁸ The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹ These were their descendants:

Ishmael's Descendants

Ishmael's firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Keturah's Descendants

³² The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham's concubine, gave birth:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, 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.

Isaac's Descendants

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

Esau's Descendants

³⁵ The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶ The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.

³⁷ The sons of Reuel:

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

³⁸ The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹ The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan's sister.)

⁴⁰ The sons of Shobal:

Alyan, 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 Keran.

⁴² The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan.

The sons of Dishan:

Uz and Aran.

Kings of Edom

⁴³ These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:

Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River succeeded him.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.

⁵⁰ When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

⁵¹ Hadad died.

Tribal Chiefs of Edom

The tribal chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel, Iram. These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.