1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.
4 The sons of Noah:1
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
1 Hebrew does not include The sons of; LXX Noah: the sons of Noah; see Genesis 5:32.
5 The sons of Japheth:
Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath,1 and Togarmah.
1 Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also LXX and Genesis 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath
7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
Backlinks: [Genesis 10:4]
8 The sons of Ham:
Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta,1 Raamah, and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
1 Sabta is a variant of Sabtah; see Genesis 10:7.
Backlinks: [Genesis 10:7]
10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one1 on the earth.
1 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior
11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
12 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.1
1 Some translators adjust the Hebrew word order to the Casluhites, and the Caphtorites (from whom the Philistines came); see also Jeremiah 47:4 and Amos 9:7.
13 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn,1 and of the Hittites,2
1 Or of the Sidonians, the foremost
2 Hebrew and of Heth
14 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
17 The sons of Shem:
Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The sons of Aram:3 Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.4
1 One Hebrew manuscript and some LXX manuscripts (see also Genesis 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not include The sons of Aram.
2 Meshech is a variant of Mash; see Genesis 10:23.
Backlinks: [Genesis 10:23]
18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
19 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg,1 because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
1 Peleg means division.
20 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
22 Obal,1 Abimael, Sheba,
1 LXX and Syriac (see also Genesis 10:28); Hebrew Ebal
23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,1
1 Literally Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah; some LXX manuscripts Shem, Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah; see also Genesis 10:24 LXX and Luke 3:35–36.
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).
28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
29 These are their genealogies:
Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:
Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan:
Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian:
Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.
All of these were Keturah’s sons.
34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:
Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau:
Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho,1 Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.
1 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also Genesis 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi
Backlinks: [Genesis 36:16]
37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38 The sons of Seir:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
39 The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam.1 Timna was Lotan’s sister.
1 Homam is a variant of Hemam; see Genesis 36:22.
Backlinks: [Genesis 36:22]
40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan,1 Manahath, Ebal, Shepho,2 and Onam.
The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
1 LXX (see also Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Alian
2 LXX (see also Genesis 36:23); Hebrew Shephi
41 The son1 of Anah: Dishon.
The sons of Dishon: Hemdan,3 Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
1 Hebrew sons
2 LXX (see also Genesis 36:26); Hebrew Hamran
42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.1
The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
1 LXX (see also Genesis 36:27); Hebrew Jaakan
43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:1
Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
1 Or before an Israelite king ruled over them
44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
46 When 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.
47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates1 reigned in his place.
1 Hebrew the River
49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau,1 and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
1 Many MT manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, Vulgate, and Syriac (see also Genesis 36:39); most MT manuscripts Pai
Backlinks: [Genesis 36:39]
51 Then Hadad died.
Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
54 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.