16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
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Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-26)We have here a genealogy, not an endless genealogy, for here it ends in Abram, the friend of God, and leads further to Christ, the promised seed, who was the son of Abram, and from Abram the genealogy of Christ is reckoned (Matt. 1:1-17); so that put Gen. 5:1-32 ; 11:10-26 ; Matt. 1:1-17 , together, and you have such an entire genealogy of Jesus Christ as cannot be produced, for aught I know, conc…
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