Genesis 11:19 meaning and explanation

And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:19, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse belongs to the genealogy of Shem that runs from Genesis 11:10 to 11:26, tracing the line from Noah's son to Abram. Peleg, whose name sounds like the Hebrew word for division, was born in the era after the scattering at Babel, and the verse simply records that he fathered Reu and then lived 209 more years with other sons and daughters.

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