John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:22
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor. The grandfather of Abraham, one of the same name was Abraham's brother, Genesis 11:26 . read more
Genesis 11:12-24 Esv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:23
And Serug lived, after he begat Nahor, two hundred years ,.... The years of his life were two hundred and thirty: and he begat sons and daughters ; nowhere else mentioned: he died, according to the above Jewish writer F15 R. Gedaliah, Shalshalet. fol. 2. 1. , in the one hundredth year of Abraham, and in his days, according to the eastern writers F16 Apud Hyde, ut supra. (Hist. Relig. Pers. c. 2. 57.) , idolatry began, and the kingdom of Damascus was set up F17 Juchasin,... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:24
And Nahor lived twenty nine years, and begat Terah. The father of Abraham, and the first of the patriarchs of this line of Shem that fell off from the true religion to idolatry. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 11:12
And Arphaxad lived - The Septuagint bring in here a second Cainan, with an addition of one hundred and thirty years. St. Luke follows the Septuagint, and brings in the same person in the same way. But the Hebrew text, both here and in 1 Chronicles 1:1-28, is perfectly silent on this subject, and the best chronologists have agreed in rejecting this as a spurious generation. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 11:10-26
From Shem to Abram. I. THE SEPARATION OF THE GODLY SEED . The souls that constitute the Church of God upon the earth are always, as these Hebrew patriarchs— 1. Known to God ; and that not merely in the mass, but as individuals, or units; nor simply superficially and slightly, but minutely and thoroughly. He knows the fathers they descend from, the families they belong to, the names by which they are designated, the number of years they live, and the children they leave... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 11:10-26
The order of grace is 1. Determined by God, and not by man. 2. Arranged after the Spirit, and not according to the flesh. 3. Appointed for the world's good as well as for the Church's safety.— W . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 11:10-32
Divine traditions. A genealogy of Shem and of Terah, in order to set forth clearly the position of Abraham and that of his nephew Lot, and their connection with Ur of the Chaldees and Canaan. The chosen family is about to be separated from their country, but we are not told that there was no light of God shining in Ur of the Chaldees. Probably there was the tradition of Shem's knowledge handed down through the generations. Arphaxad was born two years after the Flood; Salah, thirty-seven... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 11:12-13
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years , and begat Salah . Shalach , literally, emission, or the sending forth, of water, a memorial of the Flood (Bochart); or of an arrow or dart ( vide Genesis 10:24 ). A nd Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years , and begat sons and daughters . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 11:14-15
And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber . Literally, the region on the otherside ( πε ì ραν ); from עָבַר , to pass over (cf. υ ̔ πε ì ρ , Greek; uber , German; over , Saxon). The ancestor of the Hebrews ( Genesis 10:21 ), so called from his descendants having crossed the Euphrates and commenced a southward emigration, or from the circumstance that he or another portion of his posterity remained on the other side. Prof. Lewis thinks that this branch of the... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:21
And Reu lived, after he begat Sarug, two hundred and seven years ,.... So that the whole of his life was two hundred and thirty nine years, the exact age of his father: in his days various kingdoms arose; according to the Arabic writer F11 Elmacinus, p. 29. apud Hottinger. p. 270. , in the one hundred and thirtieth year of his life began Nimrod to reign at Babylon, the first king that reigned on earth: and according to the Jewish writers F12 Juchasin, fol. 135. 2. Shalshalet... read more