Genèse 11:18

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Genèse 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.
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Genèse 11:18 In-Context

16 Héber, âgé de trente-quatre ans, engendra Péleg.
17 Héber vécut, après la naissance de Péleg, quatre cent trente ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles.
18 Péleg, âgé de trente ans, engendra Rehu.
19 Péleg vécut, après la naissance de Rehu, deux cent neuf ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles.
20 Rehu, âgé de trente-deux ans, engendra Serug.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.