The Message Bible

Verse 1

Adam, Seth, Enosh,

Verse 2

Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Verse 3

Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

Verse 4

Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Verse 5

Japheth had Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Verse 6

Gomer had Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Verse 7

Javan had Elisha, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Verse 8

Ham had Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Verse 9

Cush had Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah had Sheba and Dedan.

Verse 10

Cush had Nimrod, the first great hero on earth.

Verse 11

Mizraim was ancestor to the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,

Verse 12

the Pathrusim, the Casluhim, and the Caphtorim from whom the Philistines descended.

Verse 13

Canaan had Sidon (his firstborn) and Heth,

Verse 14

and was ancestor to the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

Verse 15

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

Verse 16

the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

Verse 17

Shem had Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Verse 18

Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber.

Verse 19

Eber had two sons: Peleg (Division) because in his time the earth was divided up; his brother was Joktan.

Verse 20

Joktan had Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Verse 21

Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

Verse 22

Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

Verse 23

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab--all sons of Joktan.

Verse 24

The three main branches in summary: Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

Verse 25

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Verse 26

Serug, Nahor, Terah,

Verse 27

and Abram (Abraham).

Verse 28

And Abraham had Isaac and Ishmael.

Verse 29

Abraham's family tree developed along these lines: Ishmael had Nebaioth (his firstborn), then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Verse 30

Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

Verse 31

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah--the Ishmael branch.

Verse 32

Keturah, Abraham's concubine, gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Then Jokshan had Sheba and Dedan.

Verse 33

And Midian had Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These made up the Keturah branch.

Verse 34

Abraham had Isaac, and Isaac had Esau and Israel (Jacob).

Verse 35

Esau had Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Verse 36

Eliphaz had Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.

Verse 37

And Reuel had Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Verse 38

Seir then had Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

Verse 39

Lotan had Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan's sister.

Verse 40

Shobal had Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. Zibeon had Aiah and Anah.

Verse 41

Anah had Dishon. Dishon had Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

Verse 42

Ezer had Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. And Dishan had Uz and Aran.

Verse 43

A list of the kings who ruled in the country of Edom before Israel had a king: Bela son of Beor; his city was Dinhabah.

Verse 44

Bela died; Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah was the next king.

Verse 45

Jobab died; Husham from the country of the Temanites was the next king.

Verse 46

Husham died; Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, was the next king; his city was Avith.

Verse 47

Hadad died; Samlah from Masrekah was the next king.

Verse 48

Samlah died; Shaul from Rehoboth-by-the-River was the next king.

Verse 49

Shaul died; Baal-Hanan son of Acbor was the next king.

Verse 50

Baal-Hanan died; Hadad was the next king; his city was Pau and his wife was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

Verse 51

Last of all Hadad died. The chieftains of Edom after that were Chief Timna, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

Verse 52

Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

Verse 53

Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

Verse 54

Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chieftains of Edom.