Genesis 11:20

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years and begot Serug;

Genesis 11:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:20

And Reu lived thirty two years, and begat Serug.
] He is thought to give name to a city called Sarug, which, according to the Arabic geographer ^F9, was near Charrae, or Haran, in Chaldea; and another Arabic writer ^F10 speaks of a city called to this day <arabic> "Sarug", which he places in Mesopotamia.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Apud Bochart. Phaleg. l. 2. c. 14. col. 95.
F10 Comment. ad Tab. Ilchanic apud Hyde, Hist. Relig. Pers. c. 2. 57.

Genesis 11:20 In-Context

18 And Peleg lived thirty years and begot Reu;

19 and Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.

20 And Reu lived two and thirty years and begot Serug;

21 and Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.

22 And Serug lived thirty years and begot Nahor;