From Adam to Abraham

1 Adam was the father of Seth. Seth was the father of Enosh. Enosh was the father of Kenan. ² Kenan was the father of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the father of Jared. Jared was the father of Enoch. ³ Enoch was the father of Methuselah. Methuselah was the father of Lamech. And he was the father of Noah.

⁴ The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham and Japheth.

⁵ Japheth’s sons were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

⁶ Gomer’s sons were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

⁷ Javan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim^[a] and Rodanim.

⁸ Ham’s sons were Cush, Mizraim,^[b] Put and Canaan.

⁹ Cush’s sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteca.

Raamah’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod grew up to become a mighty warrior on the earth.

¹¹ Mizraim was the father of the people living in Lud, Anam, Lehab and Naphtuh.

¹² Mizraim was also the father of the people living in Pathrus, Casluh and Crete. (The Philistine people came from Casluh.)

¹³ Canaan’s first child was Sidon. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites, ¹⁴ Jebusites, Amorites and the Girgashites. ¹⁵ He was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, ¹⁶ Arvadites, Zemarites and the Hamathites.

¹⁷ Shem’s sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

¹⁸ Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

¹⁹ Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg.^[c] He was named this because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his life. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan.

²⁰ Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal and Diklah. ²² He was also the father of Obal, Abimael, Sheba, ²³ Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s sons. ²⁴ The family line went from Shem to Abraham. It included Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, ²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah ²⁷ and Abram, who is called Abraham.

Abraham’s Family

²⁸ Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹ These were the sons of Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael’s first son was Nebaioth. Ishmael’s other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were Ishmael’s sons. ³² Keturah was Abraham’s slave woman. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan.

³³ Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these people were descendants of Keturah.

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel.

³⁵ Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

³⁶ Eliphaz’s sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek.

³⁷ Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The Edomites from Seir

³⁸ Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

³⁹ Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam. Lotan had a sister named Timna.

⁴⁰ Shobal’s sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹ Anah’s son was Dishon.

Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

⁴² Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.

Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

⁴³ There were kings ruling in Edom before there were kings in Israel. Bela son of Beor was king of Edom. Bela’s city was named Dinhabah.

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became king. Jobab was from Bozrah.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham became king. He was from Teman.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king. Hadad’s city was named Avith. Hadad defeated Midian in the country of Moab.

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah became king. He was from Masrekah.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul became king. He was from Rehoboth by the River.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor became king.

⁵⁰ When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. Hadad’s city was named Pau. Hadad’s wife was named Mehetabel, and she was Matred’s daughter. Matred was the daughter of Me-Zahab. ⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

The leaders of the family groups of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel and Iram. These were the leaders of Edom.