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Adam’s Descendants

1:1Adam, Seth, Enosh, 1:2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered, 1:3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 1:4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.1

Japheth’s Descendants

1:5The sons of Japheth:

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

1:6The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath,2 and Togarmah.

1:7The sons3 of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.4

Ham’s Descendants

1:8The sons of Ham:

Cush, Mizraim,5 Put, and Canaan.

1:9The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

1:10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.6

1:11Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 1:12Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended7), and the Caphtorites.

1:13Canaan was the father of Sidon—his firstborn—and Heth, 1:14as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 1:15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 1:16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

Shem’s Descendants

1:17The sons of Shem:

Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

The sons of Aram:8

Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.9

1:18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 1:19Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided;10 his brother’s name was Joktan.

1:20Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 1:21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 1:22Ebal,11 Abimael, Sheba, 1:23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

1:24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,121:25Eber, Peleg, Reu, 1:26Serug, Nahor, Terah, 1:27Abram (that is, Abraham).

1:28The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

1:29These were their descendants:

Ishmael’s Descendants

Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were13 Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 1:30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 1:31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Keturah’s Descendants

1:32The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine,14 gave birth:

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

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

1:33The sons of Midian:

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

Isaac’s Descendants

1:34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.

Esau’s Descendants

1:35The sons of Esau:

Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

1:36The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zephi,15 Gatam, Kenaz, and (by Timna) Amalek.16

1:37The sons of Reuel:

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

The Descendants of Seir

1:38The sons of Seir:

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

1:39The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan’s sister.)17

1:40The sons of Shobal:

Alyan,18 Manahath, Ebal, Shephi,19 and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.

1:41The son20 of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hamran,21 Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

1:42The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan.22

The sons of Dishan:23

Uz and Aran.

Kings of Edom

1:43These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:

Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

1:44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him.24

1:45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him.

1:46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith.

1:47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him.

1:48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river25 succeeded him.

1:49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him.

1:50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai.26 His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

1:51Hadad died.

Tribal Chiefs of Edom

The tribal chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 1:52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 1:53Kenaz, Teman,27 Mibzar, 1:54Magdiel, Iram.28 These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The reads “Noah; the sons of Noah [were] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” Several English translations (e.g., , ) follow the . Shem, Ham, and Japheth were Noah’s three sons (Gen 6:10).
  2. 2 Many medieval Hebrew , along with the and , read “Riphath” (see Gen 10:3). This is followed by several English translations (e.g., , , ), while others (e.g., , , ) follow the reading (“Diphath”).
  3. 3 Or in this case, “descendants.”
  4. 4 The Kethiv has “Rodanim,” which probably refers to the island of Rhodes. The Qere has “Dodanim,” which refers to one of the most ancient and revered locations in ancient Greece. The and most medieval Hebrew of the parallel list in Gen 10:4 read “Dodanim,” but a few have “Rodanim.” Heb “Kittim and Rodanim.”
  5. 5 That is, “Egypt.”
  6. 6 Heb “he began to be a mighty warrior in the earth.”
  7. 7 Heb “came forth.”
  8. 8 The words “the sons of Aram” do not appear in the Hebrew text. Apparently the phrase וּבְנֵי אֲרָם (uvéney ’aram) has accidentally dropped out of the text by homoioteleuton (note the presence of אֲרָם just before this). The phrase is included in Gen 10:23.
  9. 9 The of the parallel geneaology in Gen 10:23 reads “Mash,” but the there reads “Meshech” in agreement with 1 Chr 1:17.
  10. 10 Perhaps this refers to the scattering of the people at Babel (Gen 11:1–9).
  11. 11 Some medieval Hebrew and the read “Obal” (see Gen 10:28).
  12. 12 Some read “Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah” (see also the notes on ; ).
  13. 13 The words “the others were” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  14. 14 A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10–14; 1 Kgs 11:3).
  15. 15 Many medieval Hebrew , along with some and the , read “Zepho” (see Gen 36:11).
  16. 16 The Hebrew text has simply, “and Timna and Amalek,” but Gen 36:12 indicates that Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, was the mother of Amalek. See also v. below, which states that Timna was the sister of Lotan.
  17. 17 Perhaps this is the Timna mentioned in v. 36.
  18. 18 Some medieval Hebrew and a few read “Alvan” (see Gen 36:23).
  19. 19 A few medieval Hebrew read “Shepho” (see Gen 36:23).
  20. 20 Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed. For stylistic reasons the singular “son” was used in the translation.
  21. 21 The parallel geneaology in Gen 36:26 has the variant spelling “Hemdan.” Some English versions follow the variant spelling here (e.g., , , , , ).
  22. 22 The parallel geneaology in Gen 36:27 has the variant spelling “Akan.” Among English versions that use the variant spelling here are , , .
  23. 23 The reads “Dishon” here, but this should be emended to “Dishan.” See the list in v. 38 and Gen 36:28.
  24. 24 Heb “ruled in his place,” here and in vv. 45–50.
  25. 25 Or “near the river.” The river may refer to the Euphrates River (cf. , , ).
  26. 26 Many medieval Hebrew , along with some , the , and , read “Pau.” See also Gen 36:39.
  27. 27 The parallel genealogy in Gen 36:42 has the variant spelling “Temam.”
  28. 28 Each of the names in this list is preceded by the word “chief” in the Hebrew text. This has not been included in the translation because it would appear very redundant to the modern reader.

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