From Adam to Abraham

1 Adam was the father of Seth [^C“was the father of” is added in verses 1–4; the Hebrew simply lists names; “father” can also mean “ancestor”]. 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 Lamech 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 [or Diphath; Gen. 10:3], and Togarmah.

⁷ Javan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim [^Chis descendants were the people of Cyprus], and ·Rodanim [or Dodanim; Gen. 10:4].

⁸ Ham’s sons were Cush, Mizraim [^Canother name for Egypt], 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, who ·grew up [was the first] to become a mighty warrior on the earth [Gen. 10:8–12].

¹¹ Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, and Naphtuhites,

¹² Pathrusites, Casluhites, and Caphtorites. (The Philistines came from the Casluhites.)

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

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

Aram’s sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and ·Meshech [or Mash; Gen. 10:23].

¹⁸ ·Arpachshad [or Arphaxad] was the father of Shelah, who was the father of Eber.

¹⁹ Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg [^C“divided”], because the people on the earth were divided [^Cinto different language groups or districts] during his ·life [^Ldays]. Peleg’s brother was named Joktan.

²⁰ Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²² ·Obal [or Ebal; Gen. 10:28], Abimael, Sheba, ²³ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan’s sons. ²⁴ The ·family [clan] line included Shem, ·Arphaxad [or Arpachshad], Shelah, ²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷ and Abram, who was called [^Clater] Abraham [Gen. 17:5–6].

Abraham’s Family

²⁸ Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael. ²⁹ These ·were the sons [are the descendants/genealogies] of Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael’s ·first son [firstborn] was Nebaioth. His other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael’s sons. ³² Keturah, Abraham’s ·slave woman [concubine; ^Ca secondary wife], 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 were descendants of Keturah [Gen. 25:1–4].

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac, and 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, ·Zephi [or Zepho; Gen. 36:11], 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, and his sister was Timna.

⁴⁰ Shobal’s sons were ·Alian [or Alvan; Gen. 36:23], Manahath, Ebal, ·Shepho [or Shephi; Gen. 36:23], and Onam.

Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹ Anah’s son was Dishon.

Dishon’s sons were ·Hemdan [or Hamran; Gen. 36:26], Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

⁴² Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and ·Akan [or Jaakan; Gen. 36:27].

Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

⁴³ These kings ·ruled [reigned] in Edom before there were kings in Israel [Gen. 36:31–39]. Bela son of Beor was king of Edom, and his city was named Dinhabah.

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

⁴⁵ When Jobab died, Husham became king. He was from the land of the Temanites.

⁴⁶ When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king, and his city was named Avith. Hadad defeated Midian in the ·country [land; plains; field] 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 [on; near] the river [^Cperhaps the Euphrates River].

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

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

The ·leaders of the family groups [clan/tribal leaders; chiefs] of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, ·Teman [or Temam; Gen. 36:42], Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram. These were the ·leaders [clan/tribal leaders; chiefs] of Edom.