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1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered, 1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1:5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
1:6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
1:7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
1:8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
1:9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.
1:9 The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
1:10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.
1:11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 1:12 Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended) , and the Caphtorites.
1:13 Canaan was the father of Sidon—his firstborn—and Heth, 1:14 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 1:15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 1:16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.
1:17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
1:17 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
1:18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 1:19 Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; his brother’s name was Joktan.
1:20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 1:21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 1:22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
1:24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 1:27 Abram (that is, Abraham).
1:28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
1:29 These were their descendants:
1:29 Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 1:30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
1:32 The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, gave birth: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah.
1:32 The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
1:33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
1:34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
1:36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.
1:37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
1:38 The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
1:39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.)
1:40 The sons of Shobal: Alyan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
1:40 The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
1:41 The son of Anah: Dishon.
1:41 The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
1:42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan.
1:42 The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
1:43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him.
1:45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.
1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.
1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.
1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the River succeeded him.
1:49 When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.
1:50 When Baal Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.
1:51 Hadad died.
1:51 The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 1:52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 1:53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 1:54 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.
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