Genesis 11:18

18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

Genesis 11:18 in Other Translations

18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

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

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

18 Peleg lived 30 years and fathered 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 had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

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

18 When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.

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

20 When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 3:35