1 Chronicles 1:43

1 Chronicles 1:43 says, 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.  Next, we have a list of the kings of Edom, Esau's descendants.  We might be able to trace our ancestors back generations, but that will not make us a part of God's people.  Only obedience to Him through putting our faith in Jesus Christ will.  Esau sold his birthright, and if we don't accept Jesus Christ, so will we.  These kings ruled before Israel had any king.  Verse forty-four adds, And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.  Verse forty-five continues, And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.  Verse forty-six states, 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.  Verse forty-seven states, And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.  Verse forty-eight adds, And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.  Verse forty-nine continues, And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.  Verse fifty says, And when Baalhanan 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.  We are told a little more about Hadad, including his wife's name and the name of her mother and grandfather, but are not told why, though he was the last king of Edom.  We may know more at about some rulers of the past, but it really doesn't help us know God any better, and once they are dead, their everlasting fate is already sealed.  Verse fifty-one adds, Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,  After Hada's death, we are not told who the king was, but who several of the dukes were. This would imply that there was no unified ruler at that time.  We still see countries break into more than one country today, especially if they have been forced into a union.  Verse fifty-two continues, Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,  Verse fifty-three states, Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,  Verse fifty-four concludes, Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.  We are told little more about them except that they were the dukes of Edom.  That is more than we may know about many minor rulers of the past, whose names we may not even know.  The important thing is that they and we have our name written in the Lamb's Book of Life, or it really doesn't matter who we were or if we were in power in this world or not.