Genesis 11:16
New International Version
When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

New Living Translation
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

English Standard Version
When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.

Berean Standard Bible
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

King James Bible
And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

New King James Version
Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.

New American Standard Bible
Eber lived thirty-four years, and fathered Peleg;

NASB 1995
Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg;

NASB 1977
And Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg;

Legacy Standard Bible
And Eber lived 34 years and became the father of Peleg;

Amplified Bible
When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he became the father of Peleg.

Christian Standard Bible
Eber lived 34 years and fathered Peleg.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Eber lived 34 years and fathered Peleg.

American Standard Version
And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

Contemporary English Version
When Eber was 34, he had a son named Peleg.

English Revised Version
And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Eber was 34 years old when he became the father of Peleg.

Good News Translation
When Eber was 34 years old, he had a son, Peleg;

International Standard Version
When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.

Majority Standard Bible
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

NET Bible
When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.

New Heart English Bible
Eber lived one hundred and thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

World English Bible
Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Eber lives thirty-four years [[or one hundred and thirty-four years]], and begets Peleg.

Young's Literal Translation
And Eber liveth four and thirty years, and begetteth Peleg.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Eber will live four and thirty years and will beget Peleg.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Heber lived thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Eber lived for thirty-four years, and he conceived Peleg.

New American Bible
When Eber was thirty-four years old, he begot Peleg.

New Revised Standard Version
When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he became the father of Peleg;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg:

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Abar lived thirty and four years, and he begot Palag:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Heber lived an hundred and thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Genealogy from Shem to Abram
15And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters. 16When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. 17And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.…

Cross References
Genesis 10:22-25
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. / The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. / Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. ...

Genesis 9:28-29
After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. / So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 12:1-3
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 17:1-8
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless. / I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.” / Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, ...

Genesis 25:19-26
This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, / and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. / Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. ...

Genesis 28:10-15
Meanwhile Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. / On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. / And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. ...

Genesis 35:9-12
After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. / And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel. / And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. ...

Genesis 46:8-27
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. / The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. / The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. ...

Exodus 1:1-7
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ...

1 Chronicles 1:17-27
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. / Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. / Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan. ...

Nehemiah 9:7-8
You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. / You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.

Matthew 1:1-2
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Luke 3:34-36
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, / the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, / the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,


Treasury of Scripture

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

A.

Genesis 10:21,25
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born…

Numbers 24:24
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

1 Chronicles 1:19
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.

Peleg.

Luke 3:35
Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

Phalec.

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Genesis 11
1. One language in the world.
2. The building of Babel.
5. It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed.
10. The generations of Shem.
27. The generations of Terah, the father of Abram.
31. Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran.














When Eber was 34 years old
The name "Eber" is significant in the genealogical records of Genesis, as it is from his name that the term "Hebrew" is derived. In Hebrew, "Eber" (עֵבֶר) can mean "the region beyond" or "one who passes over," which may symbolize the crossing over into a new era or lineage. Eber is a descendant of Shem, one of Noah's sons, and his lineage is crucial in the biblical narrative as it leads to Abraham, the father of the Israelites. The mention of Eber's age, "34 years old," emphasizes the historical and chronological precision of the genealogies in Genesis, underscoring the importance of lineage and heritage in the biblical context. This detail reflects the biblical emphasis on the continuity of God's covenantal promises through specific family lines.

he became the father of Peleg
The name "Peleg" (פֶּלֶג) is noteworthy because it is associated with a significant event in biblical history. The name itself means "division" or "to divide," and Genesis 10:25 provides further context, stating that "in his days the earth was divided." This division is often interpreted as the scattering of peoples and the confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel, which is described earlier in Genesis 11. Peleg's birth marks a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative, symbolizing a shift in human history and the dispersion of nations. The genealogical record here serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over human affairs and His ability to orchestrate events according to His divine plan. Peleg's lineage continues through to Abraham, highlighting the unfolding of God's redemptive purposes through specific individuals and families.

Verses 16, 17. - And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg. Division; from palag, to divide. For the reason of this cognomen vide Genesis 10:25. And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years (thus reaching the age of 464, the longest-lived of the postdiluvian fathers), and begat sons and daughters.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Eber
עֵ֕בֶר (‘ê·ḇer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5677: Eber -- 'region beyond', a descendant of Shem, also the name of several Israelites

was
וַֽיְחִי־ (way·ḥî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

34
אַרְבַּ֥ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

years old,
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

he became the father of
וַיּ֖וֹלֶד (way·yō·w·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

Peleg.
פָּֽלֶג׃ (pā·leḡ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6389: Peleg -- a son of Eber


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