Genesis 11:13

13 And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. ^[a]

Genesis 11:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:13

And Arphaxad lived, after he begat Salah, four hundred and
three years
In all four hundred and thirty eight; the Vulgate Latin wrongly reads, three hundred and three:

and begat sons and daughters;
not mentioned by name: he died, as the above Arabic writer ^F26 says, in the month Nisan, A. M. 2696; and a Jewish writer ^F1 says he died in the forty eighth year of Isaac, and who also says ^F2, that in his days they began to build the city of Babel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 Apud Ibid. p. 260.
F1 R. Gedaliah, ut supra. (Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2.)
F2 Ib. fol. 75. 1.

Genesis 11:13 In-Context

11 And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

13 And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

15 And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew; LXX (see also Luke 3:35–36) 12 When Arphaxad was 135 years old, he became the father of Cainan. 13 And after he had become the father of Cainan, Arphaxad lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan had lived 130 years, he became the father of Shelah. And after he had become the father of Shelah, Cainan lived 330 years and had other sons and daughters. Note that LXX also adds 100 years to the ages of Shelah, Eber, Peleg, Reu, Serug, and Nahor in this genealogy.