Genesis 11:20

20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered 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 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

19 And Peleg lived after he fathered Reu 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug.

21 And Reu lived after he fathered Serug 207 years and had other sons and daughters.

22 When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.