1 Chronicles 1:1-54 CEV

[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. [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. [6] Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. [7] Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. [8] Ham was the father of Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan, and they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them. [9] Ethiopia was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. [10] Ethiopia was also the father of Nimrod, the world's first mighty warrior. [11] Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, [12] Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines. [13] Canaan's oldest son was Sidon; his other son was Heth. [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. [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. [18] Arpachshad was Shelah's father and Eber's grandfather. [19] Eber named his first son Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided into tribal regions. Eber's second son was Joktan, [20] the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. [24] Shem's descendants included Arpachshad, Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, Nahor, Terah, and Abram, later renamed Abraham. [28] Abraham was the father of Isaac and Ishmael. [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. [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. [33] Midian was the father of Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. [34] Abraham's son Isaac was the father of Esau and Jacob. [35] Esau was the father of Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. [36] Eliphaz was the father of Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. [37] Reuel was the father of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. [38] Seir was the father of Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. [39] Lotan was the father of Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna. [40] Shobal was the father of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon was the father of Aiah and Anah. [41] Anah was the father of Dishon and the grandfather of Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. [42] Ezer was the father of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. Dishan was the father of Uz and Aran. [43] Before kings ruled in Israel, Bela son of Beor ruled the country of Edom from its capital of Dinhabah. [44] After Bela's death, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king. [45] After Jobab's death, Husham from the land of Teman became king. [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. [47] After Hadad's death, Samlah from Masrekah became king; [48] after Samlah's death, Shaul from the town of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king; [49] and after Shaul's death, Baal Hanan son of Achbor became king. [50] After Baal Hanan's death, Hadad ruled from Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab. [51] The Edomite clans were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, [52] Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, [53] Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, [54] Magdiel, and Iram.