Genèse 11:20

20 Rehu, âgé de trente-deux ans, engendra Serug.

Genèse 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.

Genèse 11:20 In-Context

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.

21 Rehu vécut, après la naissance de Serug, deux cent sept ans; et il engendra des fils et des filles.

22 Serug, âgé de trente ans, engendra Nachor.