Lexical Definition
פֶּלֶג Peleg (peh'-leg) Peleg N:N-M-P
the same as פֶּלֶג; earthquake
Peleg.
- § Peleg = "division"
- Peleg, a son of Shem
1) son of Eber and brother of Joktan
See Greek: Φάλεκ
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25
- son of: Eber (עֵבֵר)
- brother of: Joktan (יׇקְטָן)
- father of: Reu (רְעוּ)
- Also named: Phalek (Φάλεκ "Peleg" Φάλεκ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. פֶּ֫לֶג proper name, masculine son of Eber, Φαλεκ, ᵐ5L Φαλεγ: Gen 10:25; Gen 11:17; Gen 11:18; Gen 11:19; 1Chr 1:19; 1Chr 1:25, פָּ֑לֶג Gen 11:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:25 · 11:16 · 11:17 · 11:18 · 11:19 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:19 · 1:25 |
Profile
Male • Son of Eber • Descendant of Shem, ancestor of Abraham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Peleg, a descendant of Shem and ancestor of Abraham, during whose time the earth was divided.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25;
- referred to as Peleg פֶּלֶג, or Peleg (KJV= Phalec) Φάλεκ;
- son of Eber עֵבֵר;
- a brother of Joktan יׇקְטָן;
- father of Reu רְעוּ.
Peleg was a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah, and an ancestor of Abraham, according to the genealogies in Genesis 10:25, 11:16-19, and 1 Chronicles 1:19,25. He was the son of Eber and the brother of Joktan. Peleg lived 239 years and became the father of Reu at the age of 30. The name Peleg means "division," and Genesis 10:25 states that in his days the earth was divided. This event is not described in detail, but it may refer to the division of languages and peoples described in the Tower of Babel story (Genesis 11:1-9). Peleg is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:35, emphasizing his role in the ancestral line of the Messiah.
All entries for Peleg: פֶּלֶג ☩ Φάλεκ