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Peleg lived after he became the father of Reu two hundred nine years, and became the father of sons and daughters.
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A Bridge to Abraham
Commentators note that the primary purpose of this genealogy is to trace the promised lineage from Shem to Abram. The Holy Spirit seems to "hasten" through these names and ages, treating them as a crucial bridge to the story of Abram, the friend of God, through whom the promised Seed would eventually come.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
18. רעוּ re‛û — Reu, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.”
20. שׂרוּג śerûg — Serug, “vine-shoot.”<…
19th Century
Anglican
THE TÔLDÔTH SHEM.
These are the generations of Shem.—Here also, as in Genesis 5, there is a very …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Peleg lived, after he begat Reu, two hundred and nine years In all two hundred an…
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Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of A…
