1.
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
Compare the margin references and notes.
2.
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
3.
Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4.
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5.
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6.
And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
7.
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Dodanim - See the Genesis 10:4 note.
8.
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9.
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10.
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11.
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12.
And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
13.
And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
14.
The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
15.
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
16.
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
The Zemarite - See Genesis 10:18 note. The inscriptions of the Assyrian monarch, Sargon, (720 B.C.) mention Zimira, which is joined with Arpad (Arvad); and there can be little doubt that it is the city indicated by the term “Zemarite.”
17.
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
The sons of Shem - i. e., descendants. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech (or Mash), are stated to have been “sons of Aram” Genesis 10:23. Meshech is the reading of all the MSS., and is supported by the Septuagint here and in Genesis 10:23. It seems preferable to “Mash,” which admits of no very probable explanation. Just as Hamites and Semites were intermingled in Arabia (Genesis 10:7, note; Genesis 10:29, note), so Semites and Japhethites may have been intermingled in Cappadocia - the country of the Meshech or Moschi (Genesis 10:2 note); and this Aramaean ad-mixture may have been the origin of the notion, so prevalent among the Greeks, that the Cappadocians were Syrians.
18.
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19.
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
20.
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21.
Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22.
And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23.
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24.
Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25.
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26.
Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27.
Abram; the same is Abraham.
28.
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
Isaac and Ishmael - Isaac, though younger than Ishmael, is placed first, as the legitimate heir, since Sarah alone was Abraham’s true wife (compare the 1 Chronicles 1:36 note).
29.
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
These are their generations - As Shem was reserved until after Japheth and Ham 1 Chronicles 1:5-16, because in him the genealogy was to be continued (Genesis 10:2 note), so Isaac is now reserved until the other lines of descent from Abraham have been completed. The same principle gives the descendants of Esau a prior place to those of Jacob 1 Chronicles 1:35-51; 1 Chronicles 2:1.
30.
Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
Hadad here and in 1 Chronicles 1:50 is the well-known Syrian name, of which Hadar (margin) is an accidental corruption, consequent on the close resemblance between “d” (daleth) and “r” (resh) in Hebrew, the final letters of the two names.
31.
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32.
Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
Keturah, Abraham’s concubine - This passage, and Genesis 25:6, sufficiently prove that the position of Keturah was not that of the full wife, but of the “secondary” or “concubine wife” Judges 19:1 so common among Orientals.
33.
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
34.
And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35.
The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
36.
The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
Timna - In Genesis 36:11, Eliphaz has no son Timna; but he has a concubine of the name, who is the mother of Amalek, and conjectured to be Lotan’s sister 1 Chronicles 1:39. The best explanation is, that the writer has in his mind rather the tribes descended from Eliphaz than his actual children, and as there was a place, Timna, inhabited by his “dukes” (1 Chronicles 1:51; compare Gen. 35:40), he puts the race which lived there among his “sons.”
37.
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
38.
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
39.
And the sons of Lothan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
40.
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41.
The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
Amram (rather Hamran), and Hemdan (margin), differ in the original by the same letter only which marks the difference in 1 Chronicles 1:30.
42.
The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43.
Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
44.
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45.
And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
46.
And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
47.
And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48.
And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
49.
And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50.
And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51.
Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
52.
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
53.
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
54.
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.