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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, Diphath, and Togarmah.

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

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

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

[10] Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

[11] Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

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

[13] Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

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

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

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

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

[18] Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of 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 became the father of 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, Arpachshad, Shelah,

[25] Eber, Peleg, Reu,

[26] Serug, Nahor, Terah,

[27] Abram (also called Abraham).

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

[29] These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then 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: Efah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

[34] Abraham became the father of 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, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and 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 Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

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

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

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

[43] Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was 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 struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

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

[48] Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River 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; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

[51] Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

[52] chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

[53] chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

[54] chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

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