Peleg Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Peleg, a descendant of Shem and ancestor of Abraham, during whose time the earth was divided.
son of Eber, in his days the earth was divided (GEN 10:25)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg
Names
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Peleg
division
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Phalec
· Also called same as Peleg
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Peleg
· Also called · H6389 G5317 · GEN 10:25 to cut open, divide
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פֶּ֗לֶג
peleg · H6389 · GEN 10:25 to cut open, divide
- he פֶּ֫לֶג · H6389
- el Φαλεκ PHalek · G5317 · GEN 10:25
- el Φάλεκ · G5317
- bg Фалек
Birth
Death
Mentioned in (8)
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Age · ≈ 239
Calculated from Scripture · Calculated from the years stated in the verses. Chronological estimates and co-regencies can produce different absolute dates.
30 + 209 = 239
Source calculation and assumptions
The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759
The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 1998
Dates and sources (14)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-2247· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 8
Source record and calculation
peleg_2308·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2296SHA-256:943192627292c1de29d7e6125944079dfde27f1cd5412aa4f07efd491515cfe9 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
2203→ ≈ 2203 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Peleg_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 29The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p21]SHA-256:15bf4d24d44b4a35454c6b08c1513601e4568274bd8ad8265d1fcddb38642912 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1759→ ≈ 2246 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Peleg_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 29The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p21]SHA-256:15bf4d24d44b4a35454c6b08c1513601e4568274bd8ad8265d1fcddb38642912 -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
1757· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Peleg_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 29The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p21]SHA-256:15bf4d24d44b4a35454c6b08c1513601e4568274bd8ad8265d1fcddb38642912 -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
1757· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Peleg_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 29The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p21]SHA-256:15bf4d24d44b4a35454c6b08c1513601e4568274bd8ad8265d1fcddb38642912 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateUssher BCE year:
2247→ ≈ 2247 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Peleg_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 29The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759[Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p21]SHA-256:15bf4d24d44b4a35454c6b08c1513601e4568274bd8ad8265d1fcddb38642912 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1759→ ≈ 2246 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Peleg_1·start_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 18The year of Peleg_1's birth is the year his father, Eber_1, was born (1725) + the age of his father at Peleg_1's birth (34) = 1759SHA-256:df5a7f58b369b2d8709f762cfc5ef326e400c1c11c1c1ff46dd0ca04d141d98c -
Death Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-2008· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 8
Source record and calculation
peleg_2308·deathYeartheographic/People.csv· record 2296SHA-256:943192627292c1de29d7e6125944079dfde27f1cd5412aa4f07efd491515cfe9 -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1964→ ≈ 1964 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Peleg_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 35The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 199830 years + 209 years = 239 years total. The FIRST death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Peleg, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:8dc4245b53d0c2be76ca7fced9bf5dbb6b3403110ff02b29253bef4cef5fa04e -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1998→ ≈ 2007 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Peleg_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 35The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 199830 years + 209 years = 239 years total. The FIRST death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Peleg, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:8dc4245b53d0c2be76ca7fced9bf5dbb6b3403110ff02b29253bef4cef5fa04e -
Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
1996· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Death_Peleg_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 35The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 199830 years + 209 years = 239 years total. The FIRST death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Peleg, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:8dc4245b53d0c2be76ca7fced9bf5dbb6b3403110ff02b29253bef4cef5fa04e -
Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionUssher AM:
1996· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Death_Peleg_1·ussher_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 35The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 199830 years + 209 years = 239 years total. The FIRST death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Peleg, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:8dc4245b53d0c2be76ca7fced9bf5dbb6b3403110ff02b29253bef4cef5fa04e -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateUssher BCE year:
2008→ ≈ 2008 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Peleg_1·ussher_bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 35The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 199830 years + 209 years = 239 years total. The FIRST death after the Flood recorded in Scripture was Peleg, a man born AFTER the Flood. [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]SHA-256:8dc4245b53d0c2be76ca7fced9bf5dbb6b3403110ff02b29253bef4cef5fa04e -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
1998→ ≈ 2007 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Peleg_1·end_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 18The year of Peleg_1's death is the year his son, Reu_1, was born (1789) + the years Peleg_1 lived after his son's birth (209) = 1998SHA-256:df5a7f58b369b2d8709f762cfc5ef326e400c1c11c1c1ff46dd0ca04d141d98c
Took part in (4)
- Birth of Peleg · c. 2247 BC
- Lifetime of Peleg · c. 2247 BC – 2008 BC
- Birth of Reu · c. 2217 BC
- Death of Peleg · c. 2008 BC
Belonged to (1)
Peleg Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Peleg was a descendant of Shem, the son of Noah, and an ancestor of Abraham, according to the genealogies in Gen.10.25, 11:16-19, and 1Ch.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 Gen 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 (Gen 11:1-9). Peleg is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Luk 3:35, emphasizing his role in the ancestral line of the Messiah.
Peleg Dictionary
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.
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