Genesis 11:11-21

11 After that, he lived another 500 years and had other children.

12 When Arpachshad was 35 years old, he had a son, Shelah;

13 after that, he lived another 403 years and had other children.

14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he had a son, Eber;

15 after that, he lived another 403 years and had other children.

16 When Eber was 34 years old, he had a son, Peleg;

17 after that, he lived another 430 years and had other children.

18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he had a son, Reu;

19 after that, he lived another 209 years and had other children.

20 When Reu was 32 years old, he had a son, Serug;

21 after that, he lived another 207 years and had other children.

Genesis 11:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 11

This chapter gives an account of the inhabitants of the earth before the confusion of tongues at Babel, of their speech and language, which was one and the same, and of the place where they dwelt, Ge 11:1,2 and of their design to build a city and tower, to make them a name and keep them together, which they put in execution, Ge 11:3,4 of the notice the Lord took of this affair, and of the method he took to put a stop to their designs, by confounding their speech, and dispersing them abroad upon the face of the earth, Ge 11:5-9 then follows a genealogy of Shem's posterity down to Abraham, Ge 11:10-26 and a particular relation is given of Terah, the father of Abraham, and his family, and of his going forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, in order to go into the land of Canaan, and of his death at Haran by the way, Ge 11:27-32.