Genesis 10:25-26 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:21-32

Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem:? I. The description of Shem, v. 21. We have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name, but two titles to distinguish him by:? 1. He was the father of all the children of Eber. Eber was his great grandson; but why should he be called the father of all his children, rather than of all Arphaxad?s, or Salah?s, etc.? Probably because Abraham and his seed, God's covenant-people, not only descended from Heber, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:25

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg ,.... Bochart F11 Phaleg. l. 2. c. 14. col. 93. thinks, that either Peleg, or one of his posterity, in memory of him, gave the name of Phalga to a town situated on the Euphrates; though the reason of the name, as given by Arrianus, as he himself observes, was because it divided between the two Seleucias, as the reason of Peleg's name was: for in his days was the earth divided ; among the three sons of Noah, and their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:26

And Joktan begat Almodad ,.... And twelve more mentioned later: the Arabic writers F15 Apud Pocock. Specimen. Arab. Hist., p. 40. say be had thirty one sons by one woman, but all, excepting two, left Arabia, and settled in India; the Targum of Jonathan adds,"who measured the earth with ropes,'as if he was the first inventor and practiser of geometry: from him are thought to spring the Allumaeotae, a people whom Ptolemy F16 Geograph. l. 6. c. 7. places in Arabia Felix, called so... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:25

Peleg - From פלג palag , to divide, because in his days, which is supposed to be about one hundred years after the flood, the earth was divided among the sons of Noah. Though some are of opinion that a physical division, and not a political one, is what is intended here, viz., a separation of continents and islands from the main land; the earthy parts having been united into one great continent previously to the days of Peleg. This opinion appears to me the most likely, for what is said,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:26-30

Joktan - He had thirteen sons who had their dwelling from Mesha unto Sephar, a mount of the east, which places Calmet supposes to be mount Masius, on the west in Mesopotamia, and the mountains of the Saphirs on the east in Armenia, or of the Tapyrs farther on in Media. In confirmation that all men have been derived from one family, let it be observed that there are many customs and usages, both sacred and civil, which have prevailed in all parts of the world; and that these could owe their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

PART II . THE POST - DILUVIAN AGE OF THE WORLD . CH . 10:1-11:26. FROM THE DELUGE TO THE CALL OF ABRAM . § 5. THE GENERATIONS or THE SONS OF NOAH ( CH . 10:1-11:9). I. THE historical credibility of the present section has been challenged. 1. On account of a fancied resemblance to the ethnographic mythologies of Greece, the genealogical table of the nations has been relegated to the category of fictitious invention. It has been assigned by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:25

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:26-30

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21-32

- 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:21-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:26-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:26-30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21-32

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