Genesis 10:25

Eber had 2 sons. The first son was Peleg and his younger brother was Joktan. The name Peleg means split up. And Peleg was still alive when all the people split up into different tribes and went all over the world.

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In The King James Version

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

In Context

24Ar-faxad's son was named Shelah, and he had a son named Eber.

26Joktan was the father of Almo-dad, Shelef, Hazarm-aveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimale, Sheba, Ofir, Havi-lah, and Jobab. All of these people came from Joktan, and lived in the east hill country that goes from a place called Mesha all the way to another place called Seffar.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:21Shem was Jay-feth's older brother and Eber's family were part of Shem's family.

Genesis 11:16Eber was 34 years old when he had a son named Peleg.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:22-32

21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. 23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and… Read the whole commentary →

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