1:1   Adam was the father of Seth, and his descendants were Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah, who had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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1:5   Japheth was the father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras, and they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them.

1:6   Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

1:7   Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1:8   Ham was the father of Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan, and they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them.

1:9   Ethiopia was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan.

1:10   Ethiopia was also the father of Nimrod, the world's first mighty warrior.

1:11   Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

1:12   Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines.

1:13   Canaan's oldest son was Sidon; his other son was Heth.

1:14   Canaan was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

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1:17   Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech; they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them.

1:18   Arpachshad was Shelah's father and Eber's grandfather.

1:19   Eber named his first son Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided into tribal regions. Eber's second son was Joktan,

1:20   the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.

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1:24   Shem's descendants included Arpachshad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, and Abram, later renamed Abraham.

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1:28   Abraham was the father of Isaac and Ishmael.

1:29   Ishmael had twelve sons, who were born in the following order: Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.

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1:32   Abraham and his slave woman Keturah had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan.

1:33   Midian was the father of Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.

1:34   Abraham's son Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob.

1:35   Esau was the father of Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

1:36   Eliphaz was the father of Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

1:37   Reuel was the father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1:38   Seir was the father of Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

1:39   Lotan was the father of Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna.

1:40   Shobal was the father of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon was the father of Aiah and Anah.

1:41   Anah was the father of Dishon and the grandfather of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

1:42   Ezer was the father of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. Dishan was the father of Uz and Aran.

1:43   Before kings ruled in Israel, Bela son of Beor ruled the country of Edom from its capital of Dinhabah.

1:44   After Bela's death, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king.

1:45   After Jobab's death, Husham from the land of Teman became king.

1:46   After Husham's death, Hadad son of Bedad became king and ruled from Avith. Earlier, Bedad had defeated the Midianites in the territory of Moab.

1:47   After Hadad's death, Samlah from Masrekah became king;

1:48   after Samlah's death, Shaul from the town of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king;

1:49   and after Shaul's death, Baal Hanan son of Achbor became king.

1:50   After Baal Hanan's death, Hadad ruled from Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab.

1:51   The Edomite clans were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

1:52   Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

1:53   Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

1:54   Magdiel, and Iram.