Genesis 11:18

18 Peleg was 30 years old when he became the father of Reu.

Genesis 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.

Genesis 11:18 In-Context

16 Eber was 34 years old when he became the father of Peleg.

17 After he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

18 Peleg was 30 years old when he became the father of Reu.

19 After he became the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

20 Reu was 32 years old when he became the father of Serug.