Genesis 11:16

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Shelah lived 403 years after he became the father of Eber. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.

17Eber lived 430 years after he became the father of Peleg. He also became the father of other sons and daughters.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:21Sons also were born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was also the ancestor of all the people of Eber.

Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; 2 they will attack Assyria and will conquer Eber, 2 but they, too, will end in destruction.”

Luke 3:35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:11-27

10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.… Read the whole commentary →

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