1:1  Adam, Seth, Enosh,

1:2  Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1:3  Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

1:4  Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth.

1:5  The sons of Japheth we identify as Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

1:6  The sons of Gomer we identify as Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

1:7  The sons of Javan we identify as Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

1:8  The sons of Ham we identify as Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1:9  The sons of Cush we identify as Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah we identify as Sheba and Dedan.

1:10  Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to act like a mighty one in the earth.

1:11  Mizraim became the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

1:12  Pathrus, Casluh, from which the Philistines came, and Caphtor.

1:13  Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, Heth,

1:14  and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

1:15  the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

1:16  the Arvadites, the Zemarites and the Hamathites.

1:17  The sons of Shem we identify as Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

1:18  Arpachshad became the father of Shelah and Shelah became the father of Eber.

1:19  Two sons became born to Eber, the name of the one we call Peleg, for in his days the earth became divided, and his brother had the name of Joktan.

1:20  Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

1:21  Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

1:22  Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

1:23  Ophir, Havilah and Jobab; all these we identify as the sons of Joktan.

1:24  Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

1:25  Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1:26  Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1:27  Abram, namely, Abraham.

1:28  The sons of Abraham we identify as Isaac and Ishmael.

1:29  These we acknowledge as their genealogies: the firstborn of Ishmael we identify as Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

1:30  Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

1:31  Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah; these we identify as the sons of Ishmael.

1:32  The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, whom she bore, we identify as Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan we identify as Sheba and Dedan.

1:33  The sons of Midian we identify as Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah. All these we identify as the sons of Keturah.

1:34  Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac we identify as Esau and Israel.

1:35  The sons of Esau we identify as Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

1:36  The sons of Eliphaz we identify as Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek.

1:37  The sons of Reuel we identify as Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

1:38  The sons of Seir we identify as Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

1:39  The sons of Lotan we identify as Hori and Homam; and Lotan's sister we identify as Timna.

1:40  The sons of Shobal we identify as Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon we identify as Aiah and Anah.

1:41  The son of Anah we identify as Dishon. And the sons of Dishon we identify as Hamran, Eshban, Ithran and Cheran.

1:42  The sons of Ezer we identify as Bilhan, Zaavan and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan we identify as Uz and Aran.

1:43  Now these kings reigned in the land of Edom before any king of the sons of Israel reigned. Bela we identify as the son of Beor, and his city had the name of Dinhabah.

1:44  When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

1:45  When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place.

1:46  When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; and his city has the name of Avith.

1:47  When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

1:48  When Samlah died, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place.

1:49  When Shaul died, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place.

1:50  When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place; and his city had the name of Pai, and his wife had the name of Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

1:51  Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom we identify as: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

1:52  chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

1:53  chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

1:54  chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These we identify as the chiefs of Edom.