1 Year-writings

Chapter 1

1. Adam, Seth, Enosh;

2. Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared;

3. Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

4. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

6. The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

7. The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8. The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.

9. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10. Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

11. Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,

12. Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.

13. Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,

14. and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,

15. the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

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

17. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

19. To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg (for in his days the earth was split), and his brother's name was Joktan.

20. Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

21. Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

22. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

23. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

24. Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah;

25. Eber, Peleg, Reu;

26. Serug, Nahor, Terah;

27. Abram, that is, Abraham.

28. The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29. These are their kinlores: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

30. Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32. The sons of Keturah, Abraham's lover: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

33. The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah.

34. Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

35. The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36. The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and of Timna, Amalek.

37. The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

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

39. The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna.

40. The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

41. The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

42. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.