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[1] Adam, Seth, Enosh,

[2] Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,

[3] Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

[4] Noah, 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, Diphath, and Togarmah.

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

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

[9] The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.

[10] Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

[11] Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

[12] Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim).

[13] Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;

[14] the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

[15] the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;

[16] the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

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

[18] Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

[19] To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

[20] Joktan begot 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] and Abram, who is Abraham.

[28] The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.

[29] These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

[30] Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

[31] Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

[32] Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

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

[34] And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.

[35] The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.

[36] And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

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

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

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

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

[41] The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

[42] The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

[43] Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

[44] And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

[45] When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

[46] And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.

[47] When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

[48] And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.

[49] When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

[50] And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

[51] Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth,

[52] Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

[53] Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

[54] Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

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