1Adam, Seth, Enosh, ⁰

2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

4The sons of Noah: ¹Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5The sons ²of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

6The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, ³and Togarmah.

7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, Rodanim.

8The sons of Ham: Cush, ⁴Mizraim, ⁵Put, and Canaan.

9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became the world's first tyrant.

11Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

12Pathrusites, Casluhites, and Caphtorites (ancestors of the Philistines),.

13Canaan was the father of his firstborn son, Sidon, and of the Hittites,

14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: ⁶Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.

19Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, ⁷because in his time the earth was divided; the name of his brother was Joktan.

20Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22Obal, ⁸Abimael, Sheba,

23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all Joktan's sons.

24Shem, Arphaxad, ⁹Shelah,

25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27and Abram (also called Abraham).

28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29These were their descendants: Nebaioth was the firstborn son of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

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

32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine. She gave birth to: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

33The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Keturah.

34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

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

36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, ¹⁰Gatam and Kenaz; and Amalek through Timna. ¹¹

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

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

39The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Lotan's sister was Timna.

40The sons of Shobal: Alvan, ¹²Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

41The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, ¹³Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. ¹⁴The sons of Dishan: ¹⁵Uz and Aran.

43These were the kings who reigned over Edom before any Israelite king reigned over them: Bela son of Beor, the name of whose city was Dinhabah.

44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah took over as king.

45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites took over as king.

46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, took over as king. He was the one who defeated Midian in the country of Moab. The name of his city was Avith.

47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took over as king.

48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River ¹⁶took over as king.

49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, son of Acbor, took over as king.

50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad took over as king. The name of his city was Pau. ¹⁷The name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

51Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom ¹⁸were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

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