Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Peleg, a descendant of Shem and ancestor of Abraham, during whose time the earth was divided.
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Also known as Phalec
Peleg was a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah, and an ancestor of Abraham, according to the genealogies in Gen.10.25, 11:16-19, and 1Ch.1.19,25. He was the son of Eber and the brother of Joktan. Peleg lived 239 years and became the father of Reu at the age of 30. The name Peleg means "division," and Gen.10.25 states that in his days the earth was divided. This event is not described in detail, but it may refer to the division of languages and peoples described in the Tower of Babel story (Gen.11.1-9). Peleg is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Luk.3.35, emphasizing his role in the ancestral line of the Messiah.
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Division, one of the sons of Eber; so called because “in his days was the earth divided” (Gen. 10:25). Possibly he may have lived at the time of the dispersion from Babel. But more probably the reference is to the dispersion of the two races which sprang from Eber, the one spreading towards Mesopotamia and Syria, and the other southward into Arabia.
(division, part), son of Eber and brother of Joktan. (Genesis 10:25; 11:16) The only incident connected with his history is the statement that “in his days was the earth divided.” an event embodied in the meaning of his name—“division.” The reference is to a division of the family of Eber himself, the younger branch of which (the Joktanids) migrated into southern Arabia, while the elder remained in Mesopotamia.
PE'LEG (division), a son of Eber and brother of Joktan, in whose time - that is, in the age immediately succeeding the Deluge - the family of Eber was divided, the elder branch, which descended from Peleg, remaining in Mesopotamia, while the younger branch, descending from Joktan, emigrated to Southern Arabia. Gen 10:25; Num 11:16; 1 Chr 1:25.
PE'LEG (division), a son of Eber and brother of Joktan, in whose time - that is, in the age immediately succeeding the Deluge - the family of Eber was divided, the elder branch, which descended
from Peleg, remaining in Mesopotamia, while the younger branch, descending from Joktan, emigrated to Southern Arabia. Gen 10:25; Num 11:16; 1 Chr 1:25.
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8 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6389
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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