Read the Bible

¹ Adam, Seth, Enos,² Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,³ Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech,⁴ Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.⁵ The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.⁶ And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.⁷ And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.⁸ The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chanaan.⁹ And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.¹⁰ Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.¹¹ But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,¹² Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim.¹³ And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite,¹⁴ And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,¹⁵ And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,¹⁶ And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.¹⁷ The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.¹⁸ And Arphaxad begot Sale, and Sale begot Heber.¹⁹ And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan.²⁰ And Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,²¹ And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,²² And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,²³ And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.²⁴ Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,²⁵ Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,²⁶ Serug, Nachor, Thare,²⁷ Abram, this is Abraham.

²⁸ And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.²⁹ And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,³⁰ And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,³¹ Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.³² And the sons of Cetura, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.³³ And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.³⁴ And Abraham begot Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel.³⁵ The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.³⁶ The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec.³⁷ The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.³⁸ The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.³⁹ The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.⁴⁰ The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison.⁴¹ The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan.⁴² The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.⁴³ Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Denaba.⁴⁴ And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead.⁴⁵ And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.⁴⁶ And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: the name of his city was Avith.⁴⁷ And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead.⁴⁸ Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead.⁴⁹ And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.⁵⁰ He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.⁵¹ And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,⁵² Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,⁵³ Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,⁵⁴ Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom.