Chapter 1

Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

And Cush begat¹ Nimrod: he began⁵² to be mighty upon the earth.

And Mizraim begat¹ Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came¹ the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.

And Canaan begat¹ Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

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

And Arphaxad begat¹ Shelah, and Shelah begat¹ Eber.

And unto Eber were born²⁷ two sons: the name of the one [was] Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided:⁸ and his brother's name [was] Joktan.

And Joktan begat¹ Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these [were] the sons of Joktan.

Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

Abram; the same [is] Abraham.

The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

These [are] their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

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

Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare¹ Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [are] the sons of Keturah.

And Abraham begat⁵⁵ Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna [was] Lotan's sister.

The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, [and] Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

Now these [are] the kings that reigned¹ in the land of Edom before [any] king reigned² over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

And when Bela was dead,⁴ Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned⁴ in his stead.

And when Jobab was dead,⁴ Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned⁴ in his stead.

And when Husham was dead,⁴ Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote⁵⁶ Midian in the field of Moab, reigned⁴ in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Avith.

And when Hadad was dead,⁴ Samlah of Masrekah reigned⁴ in his stead.

And when Samlah was dead,⁴ Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned⁴ in his stead.

And when Shaul was dead,⁴ Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned⁴ in his stead.

And when Baalhanan was dead,⁴ Hadad reigned⁴ in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pai; and his wife's name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

Hadad died⁴ also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These [are] the dukes of Edom.