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1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth [were] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer [were] Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.
7 The sons of Javan [were] Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
8 The sons of Ham [were] Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush [were] Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama [were] Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.
11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim).
13 Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;
14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
15 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;
16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem [were] Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of one [was] Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name [was] Joktan.
20 Joktan begot 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, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram, who [is] Abraham.
28 The sons of Abraham [were] Isaac and Ishmael.
29 These [are] their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael [was] Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These [were] the sons of Ishmael.
32 Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, [were] Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan [were] Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian [were] Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
34 And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac [were] Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau [were] Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
36 And the sons of Eliphaz [were] Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, [and] Kenaz; and [by] Timna, Amalek.
37 The sons of Reuel [were] Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 The sons of Seir [were] Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 And the sons of Lotan [were] Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister [was] Timna.
40 The sons of Shobal [were] Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon [were] Ajah and Anah.
41 The son of Anah [was] Dishon. The sons of Dishon [were] Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer [were] Bilhan, Zaavan, [and] Jaakan. The sons of Dishan [were] Uz and Aran.
43 Now these [were] the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city [was] Avith.
47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.
49 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
50 And when Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51 Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief Aliah, Chief Jetheth,
52 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,
53 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,
54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These [were] the chiefs of Edom.
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