Generations from Adam to Abraham

1Adam, Seth, Enosh,

2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

6The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, [†]Diphath, and Togarmah.

7The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and [†]Rodanim.

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

9The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca;

and the sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush [†]was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

11Mizraim was the father of the people of [†]Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

12Pathrus, Casluh (from which came the [†]Philistines), and Caphtor.

13Canaan was the father of Sidon, his firstborn, Heth,

14and the [†]Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and [†]Meshech.

18Arpachshad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah was the father of Eber.

19Two sons were born to Eber, the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

20Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22[†]Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

24Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27Abram, that is Abraham.

From Abraham to Jacob

28The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29These are their generations:

the firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah; these were the sons of Ishmael.

32The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

And the sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

33The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34Abraham became the father of Isaac.

The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.

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

36The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [†]Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

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

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

39The sons of Lotan were Hori and [†]Homam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

40The sons of Shobal were [†]Alian, Manahath, Ebal, [†]Shephi, and Onam.

And the sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.

41The [†]son of Anah was Dishon.

And the sons of Dishon were [†]Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

42The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and [†]Jaakan.

The sons of Dishon were Uz and Aran.

43Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king of the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

44Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

45Then Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place.

46Then Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck down Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

47Then Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

48Then Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by [†]the River became king in his place.

49Then Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place.

50Then Baal-hanan died, and [†]Hadad became king in his place; and the name of his city was [†]Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.

51Then Hadad died.

Now the chiefs of Edom were:

chief Timna, chief [†]Aliah, chief Jetheth,

52chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

53chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

54chief Magdiel, chief Iram.

These were the chiefs of Edom.