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From Adam to Abraham

(Genesis 5:1–32; Genesis 10:1–32; Genesis 11:10–26)

¹Adam, Seth, Enosh,

²Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

³Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

⁴The sons of Noah:^†

Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵The sons of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

⁶The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,^† and Togarmah.

⁷And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

⁸The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

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

¹⁰Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one^† on the earth.

¹¹Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites, ¹²the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.^†

¹³And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,^† and of the Hittites,^{† 14}the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁵the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁶the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

¹⁷The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Aram:^† Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.^†

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

¹⁹Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,^† because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

²⁰And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²²Obal,^† Abimael, Sheba, ²³Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

²⁴So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,^{† 25}Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Descendants of Abraham

(Genesis 25:12–18)

²⁸The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. ²⁹These are their genealogies:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

³²The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

³³The sons of Midian:

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

³⁴Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

(Genesis 36:1–19)

³⁵The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

³⁶The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,^† Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

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

The Descendants of Seir

(Genesis 36:20–30)

³⁸The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

³⁹The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam.^† Timna was Lotan’s sister.

⁴⁰The sons of Shobal: Alvan,^† Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,^† and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

⁴¹The son^† of Anah: Dishon.
The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,^† Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

⁴²The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.^†
The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

The Kings of Edom

(Genesis 36:31–43)

⁴³These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:^†

Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

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

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

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

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

⁴⁸When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates^† reigned in his place.

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

⁵⁰When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,^† and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

⁵¹Then Hadad died.

Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, ⁵²Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.