1 Adam, Shet, Enosh, ² Keinan, Mahalal’el, Yered, ³ Hanokh, Metushelach, Lemekh, ⁴ Noach; Shem, Ham and Yefet.

⁵ The sons of Yefet: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Yavan, Tuval, Meshekh and Tiras. ⁶ The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Difat and Togarmah. ⁷ The sons of Yavan: Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim and Rodanim.

⁸ The sons of Ham: Kush, Mitzrayim, Put and Kena‘an. ⁹ The sons of Kush: S’va, Havilah, Savta, Ra‘ma and Savt’kha. The sons of Ra‘ma: Sh’va and D’dan. ¹⁰ Kush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful ruler on earth. ¹¹ Mitzrayim fathered Ludim, ‘Anamim, L’havim, Naftuchim, ¹² Patrusim, Kasluchim (from whom came the P’lishtim) and Kaftorim. ¹³ Kena‘an was the father of Tzidon his firstborn, and also of Het, ¹⁴ the Y’vusi, the Emori, the Girgashi, ¹⁵ the Hivi, the ‘Arki, the Sini, ¹⁶ the Arvadi, the Tz’mari and the Hamati.

¹⁷ The sons of Shem: ‘Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud, Aram, ‘Utz, Hul, Geter and Meshekh. ¹⁸ Arpakhshad fathered Shelach, Shelach fathered ‘Ever, ¹⁹ and to ‘Ever were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg [division], because it was during his lifetime that the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Yoktan.

²⁰ Yoktan fathered Almodad, Shelef, Hatzar-Mavet, Yerach, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²² ‘Eival, Avima’el, Sh’va, ²³ Ofir, Havilah and Yovav; these were all sons of Yoktan.

²⁴ Shem, Arpakhshad, Shelach, ²⁵ ‘Ever, Peleg, Re‘u, ²⁶ S’rug, Nachor, Terach, ²⁷ Avram (also called Avraham).

²⁸ The sons of Avraham: Yitz’chak and Yishma‘el. ²⁹ Here are their descendants: Yishma‘el’s firstborn N’vayot; then Kedar, Adbe’el, Mivsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Masa, Hadad, Teima, ³¹ Y’tur, Nafish and Kedem. These are the sons of Yishma‘el.

³² The sons of K’turah Avraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Yokshan, Medan, Midyan, Yishbak and Shuach. The sons of Yokshan: Sh’va and D’dan. ³³ The sons of Midyan: ‘Eifah, ‘Efer, Hanokh, Avida and Elda‘ah. These were all descendants of K’turah.

³⁴ Avraham fathered Yitz’chak. The sons of Yitz’chak: ‘Esav and Isra’el. ³⁵ The sons of ‘Esav: Elifaz, Re‘u’el, Ye‘ush, Ya‘lam and Korach. ³⁶ The sons of Elifaz: Teman, Omar, Tzefi, Ga‘tam, K’naz, Timna and ‘Amalek. ³⁷ The sons of Re‘u’el: Nachat, Zerach, Shamah and Mizah.

³⁸ The sons of Se‘ir: Lotan, Shoval, Tziv‘on, ‘Anah, Dishon, Etzer and Dishan. ³⁹ The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna. ⁴⁰ The sons of Shoval: ‘Alyan, Manachat, ‘Eival, Sh’fi and Onam. The sons of Tziv‘on: Ayah and ‘Anah. ⁴¹ The son of ‘Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Yitran and K’ran. ⁴² The sons of Etzer: Bilhan, Za‘avan and Ya‘akan. The sons of Dishan: ‘Utz and Aran.

⁴³ Following are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the people of Isra’el: Bela the son of B‘or; the name of his city was Dinhavah. ⁴⁴ After Bela died, Yovav the son of Zerach from Botzrah took his place as king. ⁴⁵ After Yovav died, Husham from the land of the Temani took his place as king. ⁴⁶ After Husham died, Hadad the son of B’dad, who attacked Midyan on the plains of Mo’av, took his place as king; the name of his city was ‘Avit. ⁴⁷ After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took his place as king. ⁴⁸ After Samlah died, Sha’ul from Rechovot-by-the-River took his place as king. ⁴⁹ After Sha’ul died, Ba‘al-Hanan the son of ‘Akhbor took his place as king. ⁵⁰ After Ba‘al-Hanan died, Hadad took his place as king; the name of his city was Pa‘i; his wife’s name was M’heitav’el the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mei-Zahav. ⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

The chieftains of Edom were: the chieftains of Timnah, ‘Alvah, Y’tet, ⁵² Oholivamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mivtzar, ⁵⁴ Magdi’el and ‘Iram. These were the chieftains of Edom.