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Reu

Person c. 2218 BC – 1979 BC Chronological estimate ⓘ Open in tree

son of Peleg (GEN 11:19)

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu

Names
  • en Reu
    his friend; his shepherd
  • en Ragau · Also called
    friend; shepherd
  • en Reu · Also called · H7466 G4466 · GEN 11:18
    friend
  • he רְעֽוּ rəeu · H7466 · GEN 11:18
    friend
  • he רְעוּ · H7466
  • el Ραγαυ Ragau · G4466 · GEN 11:18
  • el Ῥαγαῦ · G4466
  • bg Рагав
Birth
Gen 11:18
Death
Gen 11:21
Mentioned in (6)
Gen 11:18 Gen 11:19 Gen 11:20 Gen 11:21 1 Chr 1:25 Luke 3:35

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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.

32 + 207 = 239

GEN 11:20-21

Source calculation and assumptions

The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789

The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028

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.

  • Birth Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    Theographic signed year: -2217 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.
    Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 6
    Gen.11.18Gen.11.19Gen.11.20Gen.11.211Chr.1.25Luke.3.35
    Source record and calculation
    reu_2428 · birthYear
    theographic/People.csv · record 2418
    SHA-256: 17575f225af0eccd91b3e7efa96c98c5f520e9b39b15fae0fbd43977de71c231
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    BibleData BCE year: 2173 → ≈ 2173 BC
    GEN 11:18
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Reu_1 · bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 30
    The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 69a8b31b3a359fa9133c39ff84255d8b7a13616182bc3501b3b6cbc9d2c7ce11
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 1789 → ≈ 2216 BC
    GEN 11:18
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Reu_1 · event_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 30
    The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 69a8b31b3a359fa9133c39ff84255d8b7a13616182bc3501b3b6cbc9d2c7ce11
  • Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Shulman AM: 1787 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:18
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Reu_1 · shulman_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 30
    The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 69a8b31b3a359fa9133c39ff84255d8b7a13616182bc3501b3b6cbc9d2c7ce11
  • Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Ussher AM: 1787 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:18
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Reu_1 · ussher_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 30
    The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 69a8b31b3a359fa9133c39ff84255d8b7a13616182bc3501b3b6cbc9d2c7ce11
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    Ussher BCE year: 2217 → ≈ 2217 BC
    GEN 11:18
    Source record and calculation
    Birth_Reu_1 · ussher_bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 30
    The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789
    [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p22]
    SHA-256: 69a8b31b3a359fa9133c39ff84255d8b7a13616182bc3501b3b6cbc9d2c7ce11
  • Birth BibleData Alternative estimate
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 1789 → ≈ 2216 BC
    GEN 11:18
    Source record and calculation
    Life_of_Reu_1 · start_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 19
    The year of Reu_1's birth is the year his father, Peleg_1, was born (1759) + the age of his father at Reu_1's birth (30) = 1789
    SHA-256: 8b71ce574fa2323a0137bb0c1ae5cb2a02b7a0a4508352ceb7c20c38584456d1
  • Death Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verification
    Theographic signed year: -1978 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.
    Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 6
    Gen.11.18Gen.11.19Gen.11.20Gen.11.211Chr.1.25Luke.3.35
    Source record and calculation
    reu_2428 · deathYear
    theographic/People.csv · record 2418
    SHA-256: 17575f225af0eccd91b3e7efa96c98c5f520e9b39b15fae0fbd43977de71c231
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    BibleData BCE year: 1934 → ≈ 1934 BC
    GEN 11:21
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Reu_1 · bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 41
    The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028
    32 years + 207 years = 239 years total [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: b4bb654a223a3511f241fbfb033e7dabce71f60505684aa625bc7a1b59c920bd
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2028 → ≈ 1977 BC
    GEN 11:21
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Reu_1 · event_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 41
    The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028
    32 years + 207 years = 239 years total [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: b4bb654a223a3511f241fbfb033e7dabce71f60505684aa625bc7a1b59c920bd
  • Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Shulman AM: 2026 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:21
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Reu_1 · shulman_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 41
    The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028
    32 years + 207 years = 239 years total [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: b4bb654a223a3511f241fbfb033e7dabce71f60505684aa625bc7a1b59c920bd
  • Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion
    Ussher AM: 2026 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.
    GEN 11:21
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Reu_1 · ussher_am_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 41
    The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028
    32 years + 207 years = 239 years total [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: b4bb654a223a3511f241fbfb033e7dabce71f60505684aa625bc7a1b59c920bd
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    Ussher BCE year: 1978 → ≈ 1978 BC
    GEN 11:21
    Source record and calculation
    Death_Reu_1 · ussher_bce_year
    bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 41
    The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028
    32 years + 207 years = 239 years total [Shulman date p18] [Ussher date p23]
    SHA-256: b4bb654a223a3511f241fbfb033e7dabce71f60505684aa625bc7a1b59c920bd
  • Death BibleData Alternative estimate
    AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 2028 → ≈ 1977 BC
    GEN 11:21
    Source record and calculation
    Life_of_Reu_1 · end_year_ah
    bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 19
    The year of Reu_1's death is the year his son, Serug_1, was born (1821) + the years Reu_1 lived after his son's birth (207) = 2028
    SHA-256: 8b71ce574fa2323a0137bb0c1ae5cb2a02b7a0a4508352ceb7c20c38584456d1
Family of origin
One-parent family
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Belonged to (1)
Reu Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Reu was the son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham, living to the age of 239 years.

Reu Article STEPBible TIPNR

Reu, mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 11, 1Chronicles 1, and Luke 3, was the son of Peleg and an ancestor of Abraham. He was born when Peleg was 30 years old (Gen 11:18) and lived for a total of 239 years (Gen 11:20-21). Reu fathered Serug at the age of 32 and lived an additional 207 years, having other sons and daughters (Gen 11:19-21). He is listed as one of the descendants of Shem, the son of Noah, and is part of the lineage that traces from Adam to Abraham, and ultimately to Jesus Christ (Luk 3:35). The name Reu means "friend" or "associate" in Hebrew. His inclusion in the genealogies emphasizes the continuity of the godly line from which the Messiah would eventually come.

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Reu_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Reu@Gen.11.18-Luk) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, reu_2428)

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