From Adam to Abraham
(Genesis 5.1–32; 10.1–32; 11.10–26)
1 Adam was the father of Seth,
Seth was the father of Enosh,
Enosh the father of Kenan,
2 Kenan
the father of Mahalalel, Mahalalel
the father of Jared.
3 Jared was the
father of Enoch, who was the father
of Methuselah; Methuselah was the
father of Lamech,
4 who was the father
of Noah. Noah had three sons:
Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth—Gomer,
Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech,
and Tiras—were the ancestors
of the peoples who bear their
names.
6 The descendants of Gomer
were the people of Ashkenaz, Riphath,
and Togarmah.
7 The descendants
of Javan were the people
of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and
Rhodes.
8 The sons of Ham—Cush, Egypt,
Libya, and Canaan—were the ancestors
of the peoples who bear their
names.
9 The descendants of Cush
were the people of Seba, Havilah,
Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The
descendants of Raamah were the
people of Sheba and Dedan.
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had a son named Nimrod, who became
the world's first great conqueror.)
11 The descendants of Egypt
were the people of Lydia, Anam, Lehab,
Naphtuh,
12 Pathrus, Casluh,
and of Crete (from whom the Philistines
were descended).
13 Canaan's
sons—Sidon, the oldest, and Heth—
were the ancestors of the peoples
who bear their names.
14 Canaan was
also the ancestor of the Jebusites,
the Amorites, Girgashites,
15 Hivites,
Arkites, Sinites,
16 Arvadites, Zemarites,
and Hamathites.
17 Shem's sons—Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad,
Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether,
and Meshek—were the ancestors
of the peoples who bear their
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names.
18 Arpachshad was the father
of Shelah, who was the father of
Eber.
19 Eber had two sons; one was
named Peleg, note because during his
time the people of the world were divided,
and the other was named Joktan.
20 The descendants of Joktan
were the people of Almodad, Sheleph,
Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21 Hadoram,
Uzal, Diklah,
22 Ebal, Abimael,
Sheba,
23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.
24 The family line from Shem to Abram
is as follows: Shem, Arpachshad,
Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram
(also known as Abraham).
The Descendants of Ishmael
(Genesis 25.12–16)
28 Abraham had two sons, Isaac
and Ishmael.
29 The sons of Ishmael
became the heads of twelve tribes:
Nebaioth (from the name of Ishmael's
oldest son), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad,
Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, and
Kedemah.
32 Abraham had a concubine
named Keturah, who bore him six
sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian,
Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan had
two sons: Sheba and Dedan.
33 Midian
had five sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch,
Abida, and Eldaah.
The Descendants of Esau
(Genesis 36.1–19)
34 Abraham's son Isaac had two
sons, Esau and Jacob.
35 Esau's sons
were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam,
and Korah.
36 Eliphaz became the ancestor
of the following tribes: Teman,
Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz,
Timna, and Amalek.
37 And Reuel became
the ancestor of the tribes of
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The Original Inhabitants of Edom
(Genesis 36.20–30)
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42 The original inhabitants of
Edom were descended from the following
sons of Seir:
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42 Lotan, who was the ancestor of
the clans of Hori and Homam. (Lotan
had a sister named Timna.)
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42 Shobal, who was the ancestor of
the clans of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal,
Shephi, and Onam.
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42 Zibeon, who had two sons, Aiah
and Anah. Anah was the father of
Dishon, and Dishon was the ancestor
of the clans of Hamran, Eshban,
Ithran, and Cheran.
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42 Ezer, who was the ancestor of the
clans of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.
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42 Dishan, who was the ancestor of
the clans of Uz and Aran.
The Kings of Edom
(Genesis 36.31–43)
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50 The following kings ruled the
land of Edom one after the other, in
the time before there were any kings
in Israel:
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50 Bela son of Beor from Dinhabah
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50 Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah
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50 Husham from the region of Teman
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50 Hadad son of Bedad from
Avith (he defeated the
Midianites in a battle in
the country of Moab)
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50 Samlah from Masrekah
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50 Shaul from Rehoboth-on-the-River
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50 Baal Hanan son of Achbor
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50 Hadad from Pau (his wife
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daughter of Matred and
granddaughter of
Mezahab)
51 The people of Edom were divided
into the following tribes: Timna,
Alvah, Jetheth,
52 Oholibamah,
Elah, Pinon,
53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
54 Magdiel, and Iram.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].