Genesis 11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:15

And Salah lived, after he begat Eber, four hundred and three years ,.... In all four hundred and thirty three: and begat sons and daughters ; of whom also there is no other account: the same Arabic writer F3 Ut supra, (Apud Ibid.) p. 261. says, he died in the month, Adar, which is called Barhamath, at the close of A. M. 2950; and the Jewish chronologer F4 R. Gedaliah, ut supra. (Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2.) says, he died in the fourteenth year of Jacob. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:16

And Eber lived thirty four years, and begat Peleg. Of Peleg, see Gill on Genesis 10:25 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:17

And Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, four hundred and thirty years ,.... All the years of his life were four hundred and sixty four: and he begat sons and daughters ; one of which is elsewhere mentioned, whose name is Joktan, Genesis 10:25 according to the above Jewish writer F5 R. Gedaliah, Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2. , he died in the seventy ninth year of Jacob. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:18

And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu. Or Ragau, as he is called in the Septuagint version, the letter ע being pronounced as a "G", as in Gaza and Gomorrah: he is supposed to give name to a large plain called Ragau, near Assyria, about Tigris and Euphrates,"Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau.' ( Judith 1:5 )and to Ragis in Media,"In that day Tobit remembered the money which he had... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:19

And Peleg lived, after he begat Reu, two hundred and nine years ,.... In all two hundred and thirty nine, little more than half the age of his father: and begat sons and daughters ; but not named the Arabic writers F7 Elmacinus apud Hottinger. p. 269. say he begat Melchizedek the priest, and that he died in the month Elul, A. M. 3126; and a Jewish writer F8 R. Gedaliah, ut supra. (Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2.) says he died in the forty eighth year of Abraham. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:20

And Reu lived thirty two years, and begat Serug. He is thought to give name to a city called Sarug, which, according to the Arabic geographer F9 Apud Bochart. Phaleg. l. 2. c. 14. Colossians 95 . , was near Charrae, or Haran, in Chaldea; and another Arabic writer F10 Comment. ad Tab. Ilchanic apud Hyde, Hist. Relig. Pers. c. 2. 57. speaks of a city called to this day "Sarug", which he places in Mesopotamia. 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

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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

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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

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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

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