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14 Mesa was the progenitor of the Mesaneans, whose country is now called Chaax Spaani.

Sala was the son of Arphaxad, and Heber was the son of Sala. From Heber the Jews received the name of Hebrews; he was among their progenitors, according to Josephus. Heber begat Jactan, and Phaleg, who was thus called, because he was born at the dispersion of the nations. Phaleg's sons were Elmodad, Saleph, Asermioth, Jerah, Adorain, Aizel, Decla, Eba, Abimael, Sabeus, Ophir, Euilat and Jobab. —These settled on the Cophen, an Indian river, and in a part of Asia near it.

The son of Shem was Arphaxad.

The son of Arphaxad was Salah.

The son of Salah was Eber.

The son of Eber was Peleg.

The son of Peleg was Reu.

The son of Reu was Serug.

The son of Serug was Nahor.

The son of Nahor was Terah.

The son of Terah was Abram, afterwards called Abraham.

The sons of Abraham were Ishmael and Isaac.

Ishmael grew up, and married a wife, by birth an Egyptian, from whence his own mother herself was originally derived. By this wife were born to Ishmael twelve sons—Nabaiath, Keder, Abdeel, Mabsam, Idumas, Masmaos, Mason, Chodaa, Theman, Jetur, Naphesus and Kadmud. These inhabited all the country from the Euphrates to the Red Sea, and called it Nabatene. They are an Arabian nation, and name their tribes from these, both because of their own virtue, and because of the dignity of Abraham, their father.—(Josephus.)

The sons of Abraham, by Keturah, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medam, Midian, Ishbak and Shua.

The sons of Jokshan were Saba and Dedan.

The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim and Leummim.

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abidah and Eldaah. All these were the offspring of Keturah, the Canaanitish woman.—(Gen. xxv)

The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel or Jethro, Jeush, Jaalam and Korah.