What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom). ¹ 

This is the account of Esau, the father ¹  of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their records.

These are the descendants ¹  of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

These were their descendants:Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were ¹  Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

His brothers by their clans, as listed in their genealogical records: The leader Jeiel, Zechariah,

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem. ¹ 

This is the account ¹  of the heavens and the earth ²  when they were created – when the Lord God ³  made the earth and heavens. ⁴ 

This is the record ¹  of the family line ²  of Adam. When God created humankind, ³  he made them ⁴  in the likeness of God.

This is the account ¹  of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons ²  were born ³  to them after the flood.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations, and from these the nations spread ¹  over the earth after the flood.

This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, ¹  whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: ¹  Nebaioth (Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

This is the account of Isaac, ¹  the son of Abraham. Abraham became the father of Isaac.

¹ Now these are the records ²  of Aaron and Moses when ³  the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

This is the account of Noah. ¹  Noah was a godly man; he was blameless ²  among his contemporaries. ³  He ⁴  walked with ⁵  God.

This is the account of Shem. Shem was 100 old when he became the father of Arphaxad, two years after the flood.

This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.