Bible Commentary

And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot Serug: 20. Serug ] The name of a town and region near Haran in Mesopotamia in the land of the upper Euphrates. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Reu lived thirty two years, and begat Serug. He is thought to give name to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:20”

And Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters. 19. Reu ] Whether this is the name of a place or a tribe seems quite uncertain. Observe the sudden decline in the length of Peleg’s life, and in that of his descendants, as compared with his predecessors. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:19”

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu: And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu. Or Ragau, as he is called in the Septuagint version, the letter 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:18”

And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. So that he was the longest lived of all the patriarchs which were born after the flood. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, four hundred and thirty] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:17”

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg: 16. Peleg ] See note on Gen 10:25. The geographer Kiepert compares a place at the junction of the tributary abor with the river Euphrates. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Eber lived thirty four years, and begat Peleg. Of Peleg, [See … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:16”

And Salah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. And Salah lived, after he begat Eber, four hundred and three years,…. In all four hundred and thirty three: and begat sons and daughters; of whom also there is no other account: the same Arabic writer c says, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:15”

And Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber: 14. Eber ] See note on Gen 10:24. Here, as in that passage, the context suggests that a name meaning “the other side” or “across,” is most naturally applicable to a country on the east side of the river Euphrates. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:14”

And Arphaxad lived after he begot Salah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters. And Arphaxad lived, after he begat Salah, four hundred and three years,…. In all four hundred and thirty eight; the Vulgate Latin wrongly reads, three hundred and three: and begat sons and daughters; not mentioned by name: he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:13”

And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begot Salah: 12. Shelah ] LXX inserts “Cainan” before “Shelah”; and states that “Cainan lived 130 years, and begat Shelah, and lived after he begat Shelah 330 years.” The additional name of Cainan equalizes the list of names with that in chap. 5. But it is also … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:12”

And Shem lived after he begot Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. 11. five hundred years ] According to this chronology Shem would have outlived Abram. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges So that he lived almost all the time of Abraham; which was a singular blessing, both to himself, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 11:11”