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[3] Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
[4] The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
[5] The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
[6] The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
[7] The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
[8] The sons of Ham were Cush ˻(Ethiopia)˼, Mizraim ˻(Egypt)˼, Put, and Canaan.
[9] The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtecah. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
[10] Nimrod, a descendant of Cush, grew up to become the strongest and bravest soldier in the world.
[11] Mizraim ˻(Egypt)˼ was the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,
[12] Pathrus, Casluh, and Caphtor. (The Philistines came from Casluh.)
[13] Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his first child. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,
[14] the Jebusite people, the Amorite people, the Girgashite people,
[15] the Hivite people, the Arkite people, the Sinite people,
[16] the Arvadite people, the Zemarite people, and the people from Hamath.
[17] Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
[18] Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
[19] Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg, because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his lifetime. Peleg’s brother was named 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 men were Joktan’s sons.)
[24] Shem’s ˻descendants were:˼ Arphaxad, Shelah,
[25] Eber, Peleg, Reu,
[26] Serug, Nahor, Terah,
[27] and Abram. (Abram is also called Abraham.)
[28] Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.
[29] These are their descendants: Ishmael’s first son was Nebaioth. Ishmael’s other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
[30] Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
[31] Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. Those were Ishmael’s sons.
[32] Keturah was Abraham’s woman servant. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.
[33] Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These men were the descendants of Keturah.
[34] Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel.
[35] Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
[36] Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. Also Eliphaz and Timna had a son named Amalek.
[37] Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
[38] Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
[39] Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam. Lotan had a sister named Timna.
[40] Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.
[41] Anah’s son was Dishon. Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
[42] Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.
[43] There were kings in Edom long before there were kings in Israel. These are the names of the kings of Edom: ˻The first king was˼ Bela son of Beor. The name of Bela’s city was Dinhabah.
[44] When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became the new king. Jobab came from Bozrah.
[45] When Jobab died, Husham became the new king. Husham was from the country of the Temanite people.
[46] When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became the new king. Hadad defeated Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was named Avith.
[47] When Hadad died, Samlah became the new king. Samlah was from Masrekah.
[48] When Samlah died, Shaul became the new king. Shaul was from Rehoboth by the Euphrates River.
[49] When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Acbor became the new king.
[50] When Baal Hanan died, Hadad became the new king. Hadad’s city was named Pau. Hadad’s wife was named Mehetabel. Mehetabel was Matred’s daughter. Matred was Mezahab’s daughter.
[51] Then Hadad died. The leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
[52] Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
[53] Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
[54] Magdiel, and Iram. This is a list of the leaders of Edom.