Genesis 11:18

18 And Peleg when he was .xxx. yere olde begat Regu

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.


FOOTNOTES:

F6 Geograph. l. 11. p. 354.

Genesis 11:18 In-Context

16 When Eber was .xxxiiij. yere olde he begat Peleg
17 and lyued after he had begot Peleg foure hundred and .xxx. yere and begat sonnes and doughters.
18 And Peleg when he was .xxx. yere olde begat Regu
19 and lyued after he had begot Regu. ij. hundred and .ix. yere and begat sonnes and doughters.
20 And Regu when he had lyued .xxxij. yere begat Serug
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