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Shem's^(e) sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

¹⁹Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg^[e] because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

²⁰Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²²Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan's sons.

Shem,^(f) Arpachshad, Shelah,

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

and Abram (that is, Abraham).

Abraham's sons: Isaac and Ishmael.

These^(g) are their family records: Nebaioth, Ishmael's firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

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

The sons^(h) born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan's sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Midian's sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah's sons.

Abraham⁽ⁱ⁾ fathered Isaac. Isaac's sons: Esau and Israel.^(j)

Esau's^(k) sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Eliphaz's sons: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.^[f]

Reuel's sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Seir's^(l) sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

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

Shobal's sons: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon's sons: Aiah and Anah.

Anah's son: Dishon. Dishon's sons: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

Ezer's sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. Dishan's sons: Uz and Aran.

These^(m) were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. Bela's town was named Dinhabah.

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah⁽ⁿ⁾ ruled in his place.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites^(o) ruled in his place.

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, ruled in his place. Hadad's town was named Avith.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah ruled in his place.

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River ruled in his place.

When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor ruled in his place.

When Baal-hanan died, Hadad ruled in his place. Hadad's city was named Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

Then Hadad died. Edom's^(p) chiefs: Timna, Alvah,^[g] Jetheth,

⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

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

These^(a) were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah's^(b) sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah.^(c) These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the Lord 's sight, so He put him to death.

Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.

Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul.

Zerah's sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara^[a](d)—five in all.

Carmi's son: Achar,^[b](e) who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

Ethan's son: Azariah.

Hezron's sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.^[c]

Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah's descendants.

Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.

Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.

Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

¹⁴Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,

¹⁵Ozem sixth, and David seventh.

¹⁶Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

¹⁷Amasa's mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah's sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him.

Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead.^(f) Hezron had married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore Segub to him.

Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead.

But Geshur and Aram captured^[d] Jair's Villages^[e] along with Kenath and its villages—60 towns. All these were the sons of Machir father of Gilead.

After Hezron's death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa.

The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

²⁶Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Onam's sons: Shammai and Jada. Shammai's sons: Nadab and Abishur.

²⁹Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore Ahban and Molid to him.

Nadab's sons: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

Appaim's son: Ishi. Ishi's son: Sheshan. Sheshan's descendant: Ahlai.

The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

Jonathan's sons: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.

³⁵Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore Attai to him.

Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.

Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.

Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.

Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Elasah.

Elasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum.

Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.

The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son,^[f] fathered Hebron.

Hebron's sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai.

Shammai's son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez.

Jahdai's sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

⁴⁹She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah's father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah.

These were Caleb's descendants. The sons of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn: Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim;

Salma fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph fathered Beth-gader.

These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,^[g]

and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.

Salma's sons: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,

and the families of scribes who lived in Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rechab's family.

These^(a) were David's sons who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;

Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third; Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;

Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth; and Ithream, by David's wife Eglah, was sixth.

Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years.^(b)

These^(c) sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.^(d) These four were born to him by Bath-shua^(e) daughter of Ammiel.

David's other sons: Ibhar, Elishua,^[a](f) Eliphelet,

⁷Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

⁸Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine sons.

These were all David's sons, with their sister Tamar,^(g) in addition to the sons by his concubines.