Genesis 11:12-22

12 When Arphaxad was thirty-five years old, he had Shelah.

13 After Arphaxad had Shelah, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

14 When Shelah was thirty years old, he had Eber.

15 After Shelah had Eber, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.

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.

21 After Reu had Serug, he lived 207 more years and had other sons and daughters.

22 When Serug was thirty years old, he had Nahor.

Genesis 11:12-22 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.