1 The first generations of people were Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah.234 The sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.7 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.9 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtecah. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.10 Nimrod, a descendant of Cush, grew up to become the strongest and bravest soldier in the world.11 Mizraim was the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,12 Pathrus, Casluh, and Caphtor. (The Philistines came from Casluh.)13 Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his first child. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and the people from Hamath.17 Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. Aram's sons were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.19 Eber had two sons. One son was named Peleg, because the people on the earth were divided into different languages during his lifetime. Peleg's brother was named Joktan.20 (Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these men were Joktan's sons.)24 Shem's descendants were Arphaxad, Shelah,25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,27 and Abram. (Abram is also called Abraham.)28 Abraham's sons were Isaac and Ishmael.29 These are their descendants: Ishmael's first son was Nebaioth. His other sons were Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael's sons.32 Abraham also had sons by Keturah, his slave woman. They were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan's sons were Sheba and Dedan.33 Midian's sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These men were the descendants of Keturah.34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac's sons were Esau and Israel.35 Esau's sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.36 Eliphaz's sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. Also Eliphaz and Timna had a son named Amalek.37 Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.38 Seir's sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.39 Lotan's sons were Hori and Homam. Lotan had a sister named Timna.40 Shobal's sons were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Zibeon's sons were Aiah and Anah.41 Anah's son was Dishon. Dishon's sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.42 Ezer's sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. Dishan's sons were Uz and Aran.43 There were kings in Edom long before there were kings in Israel. These are the names of the kings of Edom: Bela was the son of Beor. The name of Bela's city was Dinhabah.44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became the new king. Jobab came from Bozrah.45 When Jobab died, Husham became the new king. Husham was from the country of the Temanites.46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became the new king. Hadad defeated Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad's city was named Avith.47 When Hadad died, Samlah became the new king. Samlah was from Masrekah.48 When Samlah died, Shaul became the new king. Shaul was from Rehoboth by the Euphrates River.49 When Shaul died, Baal Hanan son of Acbor became the new king.50 When Baal Hanan died, Hadad became the new king. Hadad's city was named Pau. Hadad's wife was named Mehetabel. Mehetabel was Matred's daughter. Matred was Mezahab's daughter.51 Then Hadad died. The leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,54 Magdiel, and Iram. This is a list of the leaders of Edom.