1 Paralipomenon, 1
The genealogy of the patriarchs down to Abraham: The posterity of Abraham and of Esau.
[1] Adam, Seth, Enos, •
[2] Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,
[3] Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech, •
[4] Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth. •
[5] The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras. •
[6] And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma. •
[7] And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim. •
[8] The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chanaan. •
[9] And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.
[10] Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth. •
[11] But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,
[12] Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim. •
[13] And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite,
[14] And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,
[15] And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,
[16] And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.
[17] The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch. •
[18] And Arphaxad begot Sale, and Sale begot Heber. •
[19] And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan. •
[20] And Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,
[21] And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,
[22] And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,
[23] And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.
[24] Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, •
[25] Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,
[26] Serug, Nachor, Thare,
[27] Abram, this is Abraham. •
[28] And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel. •
[29] And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam, •
[30] And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,
[31] Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.
[32] And the sons of Cetura, Abraham's concubine 1, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin. •
Concubine: She was his lawful wife, but of an inferior degree.
[33] And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura. •
[34] And Abraham begot Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel. •
[35] The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core. •
[36] The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec. •
[37] The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.
[38] The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan. •
[39] The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.
[40] The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison. •
[41] The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan. •
[42] The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.
[43] Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Denaba. •
[44] And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead. •
[45] And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.
[46] And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: the name of his city was Avith.
[47] And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead.
[48] Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead. •
[49] And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.
[50] He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab. •
[51] And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth, •
[52] Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,
[53] Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,
[54] Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom. •