Genesis 11:20

20 When Reu had lived thirty-two 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 thirty years, he fathered Reu.

19 And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after he fathered Reu, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

20 When Reu had lived thirty-two years, he fathered Serug.

21 And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after he fathered Serug, and he fathered [other] sons and daughters.

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