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Génesis 11:18

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Génesis 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F6 Geograph. l. 11. p. 354.
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Génesis 11:18 In-Context

16 Y vivi贸 Heber treinta y cuatro a帽os, y engendr贸 谩 Peleg.
17 Y vivi贸 Heber, despu茅s que engendr贸 谩 Peleg, cuatrocientos y treinta a帽os, y engendr贸 hijos 茅 hijas.
18 Y vivi贸 Peleg, treinta a帽os, y engendr贸 谩 Reu.
19 Y vivi贸 Peleg, despu茅s que engendr贸 谩 Reu, doscientos y nueve a帽os, y engendr贸 hijos 茅 hijas.
20 Y Reu vivi贸 treinta y dos a帽os, y engendr贸 谩 Serug.
The Reina-Valera Antigua (1602) is in the public domain.

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