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Kana`an became the father of Tzidon his firstborn, and Het,

To `Ever were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the eretz was divided; and his brother's name was Yoktan.

Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Yisra'el: Bela the son of Be'or; and the name of his city was Dinhava.

Bela died, and Yovav the son of Zerach of Botzrah reigned in his place.

Yovav died, and Husham of the land of the Temani reigned in his place.

Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midyan in the field of Mo'av, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was `Avit.

Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

Samlah died, and Sha'ul of Rechovot by the River reigned in his place.

Sha'ul died, and Ba`al-Hanan the son of `Akhbor reigned in his place.

Ba`al-Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetav'el, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahav.

Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach. All the sons of Yehudah were five.

and Yishai became the father of his firstborn Eli'av, and Avinadav the second, and Shim`a the third,

Kalev the son of Hetzron became the father of [children] of `Azuvah [his] wife, and of Yeri`ot; and these were her sons: Yesher, and Shovav, and Ardon.

Sheshan gave his daughter to Yarcha his servant as wife; and she bore him `Attai.

The sons of Kalev the brother of Yerachme'el were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Zif; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hevron.

the fifth, Shefatyah of Avital; the sixth, Yitre`am by `Eglah his wife:

Shlomo's son was Rechav`am, Aviyah his son, Asa his son, Yehoshafat his son,

Yoram his son, Achazyah his son, Yo'ash his son,

Amatzyah his son, `Azaryah his son, Yotam his son,

Achaz his son, Hizkiyahu his son, Menashsheh his son,