1. Adam was the father of Seth, Seth was the father of Enosh, Enosh the father of Kenan,
2. Kenan the father of Mahalalel, Mahalalel the father of Jared.
3. Jared was the father of Enoch, who was the father of Methuselah; Methuselah was the father of Lamech,
4. who was the father of Noah. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5. The sons of Japheth — Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras — were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.
6. The descendants of Gomer were the people of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
7. The descendants of Javan were the people of Elishah, Spain, Cyprus, and Rhodes.
38-42. The original inhabitants of Edom were descended from the following sons of Seir:Lotan, who was the ancestor of the clans of Hori and Homam. (Lotan had a sister named Timna.)Shobal, who was the ancestor of the clans of Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.Zibeon, who had two sons, Aiah and Anah. Anah was the father of Dishon, and Dishon was the ancestor of the clans of Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.Ezer, who was the ancestor of the clans of Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.Dishan, who was the ancestor of the clans of Uz and Aran.
43-50. The following kings ruled the land of Edom one after the other, in the time before there were any kings in Israel:Bela son of Beor from DinhabahJohab son of Zerah from BozrahHusham from the region of TemanHadad son of Bedad from Avith (he defeated the Midianites in a battle in the country of Moab)Samlah from MasrekahShaul from Rehoboth-on-the-RiverBaal Hanan son of AchborHadad from Pau (his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab)