Genesis 11:18

18 When Peleg was thirty years old, he had 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Geograph. l. 11. p. 354.

Genesis 11:18 In-Context

16 When Eber was thirty-four years old, he had Peleg.

17 After Eber had Peleg, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

18 When Peleg was thirty years old, he had Reu.

19 After he had Reu, he lived 209 more years and had other sons and daughters.

20 When Reu was thirty-two years old, he had Serug.