Gênesis 11:18

18 Aos 30 anos, Pelegue gerou Reú.

Gênesis 11:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:18

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu.
] Or Ragau, as he is called in the Septuagint version, the letter (e) being pronounced as a "G", as in Gaza and Gomorrah: he is supposed to give name to a large plain called Ragau, near Assyria, about Tigris and Euphrates,

``Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau.'' (Judith 1:5)

and to Ragis in Media,

``In that day Tobit remembered the money which he had committed to Gabael in Rages of Media,'' (Tobit 4:1)

where Strabo F6 makes mention of a city of the same name.


FOOTNOTES:

F6 Geograph. l. 11. p. 354.

Gênesis 11:18 In-Context

16 Aos 34 anos, Héber gerou Pelegue.
17 Depois que gerou Pelegue, Héber viveu 430 anos e gerou outros filhos e filhas.
18 Aos 30 anos, Pelegue gerou Reú.
19 Depois que gerou Reú, Pelegue viveu 209 anos e gerou outros filhos e filhas.
20 Aos 32 anos, Reú gerou Serugue.
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