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[1] Adam, Seth, Enosh;

[2] Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

[3] Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

[4] Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

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

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

[8] The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

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

[10] Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

[11] Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

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

[13] Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,

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

[15] the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

[16] the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

[17] The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

[18] Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

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

[20] Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

[21] Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

[22] Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

[23] Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

[24] Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;

[25] Eber, Peleg, Reu;

[26] Serug, Nahor, Terah;

[27] Abram, that is, Abraham.

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

[29] These are their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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

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

[32] The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

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

[34] Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

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

[36] The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek.

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

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

[39] The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

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

[41] The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

[42] The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

[43] These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, the name of his city being Dinhabah.

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

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

[46] Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith.

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

[48] Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.

[49] Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.

[50] Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

[51] And Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

[52] Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

[53] Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

[54] Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom.

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