and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham

The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

Descendants of Hagar

These were their descendants: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Descendants of Keturah

The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

Descendants of Sarah

Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

The Rulers of Edom

These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned: Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

Israel’s Sons

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.

Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.

Reuben

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,

the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).

These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families.

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;

But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.