Chapter 1
- Adam, Seth, Enosh;
- Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;
- Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;
- Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- The sons of Japheth : Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
- The sons of Gomer : Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
- The sons of Javan : Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- The sons of Ham : Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
- The sons of Cush : Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah : Sheba and Dedan.
- Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.
- Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
- Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came ), and Caphtorim.
- Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
- and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
- the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
- the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
- The sons of Shem : Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
- Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
- To Eber were born two sons : the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was divided ), and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
- Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
- Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
- Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
- Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;
- Eber, Peleg, Reu;
- Serug, Nahor, Terah;
- Abram, that is, Abraham.
- The sons of Abraham : Isaac and Ishmael.
- These are their genealogies : the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
- Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
- Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine : she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan : Sheba and Dedan.
- The sons of Midian : Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the descendants of Keturah.
- Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac : Esau and Israel.
- The sons of Esau : Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
- The sons of Eliphaz : Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek.
- The sons of Reuel : Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
- The sons of Seir : Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
- The sons of Lotan : Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
- The sons of Shobal : Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon : Aiah and Anah.
- The son of Anah : Dishon. The sons of Dishon : Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
- The sons of Ezer : Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan : Uz and Aran.
- These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel : Bela the son of Beor, the name of his city being Dinhabah.
- Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place, the name of his city being Avith.
- Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
- Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
- Shaul died, and Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his place.
- Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place, the name of his city being Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
- And Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
- Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom.