Peleg, or the division of the people. I. WHEN IT TOOK PLACE . In the fourth generation after the Flood. II. How IT WAS EFFECTED . 1. By the Divine interposition. 2. By the confusion of tongues. III. FOR WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED . 1. To punish sin. 2. To separate the Church. 3. To occupy the earth. IV. BY WHAT IT WAS REMEMBERED . The naming of Eber's son. Learn— 1. To read well the signs of the times. 2. To understand well the... read more
And Joktan begat Almodad . Usually said to be Yemen. And Sheleph . The Salapenoi of Ptolemy, belonging to the interior of Arabia. And Hazarmaveth . Hadramaut, southeast of Arabia (Bochart, Michaelis). And Jerah . Contiguous to Hadramaut. And Hadoram . Adramitae of Ptolemy, or the Atramitae of Pliny (Bochart) And Uzal . Awzal, the capital of Yemen (Bochart). And Diklah . The palm-bearing region of Arabia Felix (Bochart); a tribe between the mouth of the Tiber and the Persian Gulf... read more
- XXXIII. Shem21. אבר 'eber, “‘Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”22. עילם 'eylām, “‘Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl, “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam, “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad, “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed, “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām, “Aram, high; verb: be high.”23. עוּץ ‛ûts, “‘Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl, “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter, “Gether, bridge?” משׁ meshek, “Mash; related: feel,... read more
Genesis 10:25. In his days the earth was divided That is, about the time of his birth it was divided among those that were to inhabit it, either when Noah made an orderly distribution of it among his descendants, as Joshua divided the land of Canaan by lot; or when, upon their refusal to comply with that division, God, in justice, divided them by the confusion of tongues. read more
10:1-11:26 GENEALOGIES FROM NOAH TO ABRAMNations descended from Noah (10:1-32)This genealogy must have been written hundreds of years after the time of Noah, when his descendants had multiplied and moved to many places. By that time differences in language, race and culture were noticeable. The purpose of the listing here is to trace the origin of these groups, not to name every single descendant of Noah.Again the genealogy is simplified, being based on a selection of seventy descendants. Most... read more
Peleg = division. His generations reserved till Genesis 11:10-27 . divided. Hebrew. palag, to cleave. In verses: Genesis 10:5 , Genesis 10:32 , parad, to break off. In Deuteronomy 32:8 it is nahal, to divide for an inheritance. read more
"Peleg, for in his day was the earth divided ..." This is one of the very interesting lines in the chapter; and, of course, men are not agreed on what is meant by it. The usual explanation of it is as a reference to the division about to be related in the next chapter, the confusion of tongues. Other interpretations, of which there are many, include:a reference to Noah's formally dividing the earth among his sons, an event traditionally assigned to a period more than a hundred years after the... read more
"Sheba ..." As Yates said, this rings a bell with all Bible students who instantly think of the queen of Sheba and her visit to Solomon, an event mentioned by the Saviour himself. read more
"Ophir ..." This was a famous name among the Jews, for it was to Ophir that Solomon's great triennial navy traveled to bring gold for the decoration of the temple. Strangely enough, we cannot tell exactly where it was located. Whitelaw located it "probably at Oman on the coast of Arabia,"[17] and Josephus, Delitzsch, and others have thought it must be identified with some coastal city in India. It is not really known.CONCLUSIONThe human family must not ignore this chapter. It teaches the... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:25
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg. " Division, " from palg , to divide; cf. πε ì λαγος and pelagus , a division of the sea. For in his days was the earth divided. At the confusion of tongues (Bochart, Rosenmüller, Keil, Lange, Murphy); at an earlier separation of the earth's population (Delitzsch), of which there is no record or trace. And his brother's name was Joktan . Father of the Arabians, by whom he is called Kachtan. read more