Descendant of Shem, ancestor of Abraham
Peleg
Named in 8 verses across 3 books, first in Genesis 10:25.
פֶּ֫לֶגPeleg
ΦάλεκPeleg
The name means “division.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Peleg Written by AI
Peleg was a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah, and an ancestor of Abraham, according to the genealogies in Genesis 10:25:16-19, and 1 Chronicles 1:19. 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 to 9). Peleg is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:35, emphasizing his role in the ancestral line of the Messiah.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Division, one of the sons of Eber; so called because “in his days was the earth divided” (Gen. 10:25). Possibly he may have lived at the time of the dispersion from Babel. But more probably the reference is to the dispersion of the two races which sprang from Eber, the one spreading towards Mesopotamia and Syria, and the other southward into Arabia.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Genesis 10:25
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
- Genesis 11:16
When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
- Genesis 11:17
And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:18
When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
- Genesis 11:19
And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 1 Chronicles 1:19
Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:25
Eber, Peleg, Reu,
- Luke 3:35
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.