Genesis 11:20

20 And Regu when he had lyued .xxxij. yere begat 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 when he was .xxx. yere olde begat Regu

19 and lyued after he had begot Regu. ij. hundred and .ix. yere and begat sonnes and doughters.

20 And Regu when he had lyued .xxxij. yere begat Serug

21 and lyued after he had begot Serug .ij. hundred and .vij. yere and begat sonnes and doughters.

22 And when Serug was .xxx. yere olde he begat Nahor