Bible Verses About Shem

'Ever, Peleg, Re'u,

S'rug, Nachor, Terach,

Avram (also called Avraham).

The sons of Avraham: Yitz'chak and Yishma'el.

Here are their descendants: Yishma'el's firstborn N'vayot; then Kedar, Adbe'el, Mivsam,

Mishma, Dumah, Masa, Hadad, Teima,

Y'tur, Nafish and Kedem. These are the sons of Yishma'el.

The sons of K'turah Avraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Yokshan, Medan, Midyan, Yishbak and Shuach. The sons of Yokshan: Sh'va and D'dan.

The sons of Midyan: 'Eifah, 'Efer, Hanokh, Avida and Elda'ah. These were all descendants of K'turah.

Avraham fathered Yitz'chak. The sons of Yitz'chak: 'Esav and Isra'el.

The sons of 'Esav: Elifaz, Re'u'el, Ye'ush, Ya'lam and Korach.

The sons of Elifaz: Teman, Omar, Tzefi, Ga'tam, K'naz, Timna and 'Amalek.

The sons of Re'u'el: Nachat, Zerach, Shamah and Mizah.

The sons of Se'ir: Lotan, Shoval, Tziv'on, 'Anah, Dishon, Etzer and Dishan.

The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; the sister of Lotan was Timna.

The sons of Shoval: 'Alyan, Manachat, 'Eival, Sh'fi and Onam. The sons of Tziv'on: Ayah and 'Anah.

The son of 'Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Yitran and K'ran.

The sons of Etzer: Bilhan, Za'avan and Ya'akan. The sons of Dishan: 'Utz and Aran.

Following are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the people of Isra'el: Bela the son of B'or; the name of his city was Dinhavah.

After Bela died, Yovav the son of Zerach from Botzrah took his place as king.

After Yovav died, Husham from the land of the Temani took his place as king.

After Husham died, Hadad the son of B'dad, who attacked Midyan on the plains of Mo'av, took his place as king; the name of his city was 'Avit.

After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took his place as king.

After Samlah died, Sha'ul from Rechovot-by-the-River took his place as king.

After Sha'ul died, Ba'al-Hanan the son of 'Akhbor took his place as king.