From Adam to Abraham

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 Rhodanim.

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

⁹ The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁰ And Cush fathered Nimrod; he himself began to be mighty on earth.

¹¹ And Mizraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,

¹² the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whence the Philistines descended), and the Caphtorim.

¹³ And Canaan fathered Zidon 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, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

¹⁸ And Arphaxad fathered Shelah; and Shelah fathered Eber.

¹⁹ And two sons were born to Eber: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided), and the name of his brother was Joktan.

²⁰ And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

²² Ebal,¹ Abimael, Sheba,

1. Spelled “Obal” in Genesis 10:28

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 Abram, that is, Abraham.

²⁸ The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹ These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam,

³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedmah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

³² And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

³³ And the sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons 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, Zephi,¹ Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

1. Spelled “Zepho” in Genesis 36:11

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

³⁸ And the sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹ And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and the sister of Lotan was Timna.

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

⁴¹ The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

⁴² The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. 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 ⌞Israelites⌟:¹ Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”

⁴⁴ When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.¹

1. According to the reading tradition (Qere); Kethib has “Avuth”

⁴⁷ When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

⁴⁸ When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place.

⁴⁹ When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

⁵⁰ When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai.¹ And the name of his wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

1. Spelled “Pau” in Genesis 36:39

⁵¹ And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Aliah, Jetheth,

⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

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