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Dean Thomas Coombs has suggested a possible meaning of the names of the House of Shem, in their birth order. To do this, he takes an alternate meaning of the name of [[Arpachshad]]: ''stronghold of [[Babylon]],'' or [[Tower of Babel|Babel]] as it was likely then known. The names would then make two whole sentences, thus:{{Cquote|The renown of the stronghold of Babylon shall extend like a plant past the region of division. A friend branches out, snorting with fury!}}<ref>Coombs, Dean Thomas. "[http://www.bible-codes.org/names-code-news-release.htm Meaning of names: genealogy of Adam to Abraham]." ''Bible Codes''. Accessed December 25, 2007.</ref> Or literally, "with (heavy) breathing."

Dean Thomas Coombs has suggested a possible meaning of the names of the House of Shem, in their birth order. To do this, he takes an alternate meaning of the name of [[Arpachshad]]: ''stronghold of [[Babylon]],'' or [[Tower of Babel|Babel]] as it was likely then known. The names would then make two whole sentences, thus:{{Cquote|The renown of the stronghold of Babylon shall extend like a plant past the region of division. A friend branches out, snorting with fury!}}<ref>Coombs, Dean Thomas. "[http://www.bible-codes.org/names-code-news-release.htm Meaning of names: genealogy of Adam to Abraham]." ''Bible Codes''. Accessed December 25, 2007.</ref> Or literally, "with (heavy) breathing."

The name ''Peleg'' does stand for "division," and the assumption, common to [[James_Ussher|Ussher]] and others, is that the Tower of Babel Incident took place during his life. The names ''Reu'' and ''Serug'' ("shepherd" and "branch") both presage [[Jesus Christ]], because both of these are alternate Names for Him. Finally, the book of [[Revelation]] is mostly a story of the rise (again) and fall of [[Babylon]] and the outpouring of the Wrath of [[God]].

The name ''Peleg'' does stand for "division," and the assumption, common to [[James Ussher|Ussher]] and others, is that the Tower of Babel Incident took place during his life. The names ''Reu'' and ''Serug'' ("shepherd" and "branch") both presage [[Jesus Christ]], because both of these are alternate Names for Him. Finally, the book of [[Revelation]] is mostly a story of the rise (again) and fall of [[Babylon]] and the outpouring of the Wrath of [[God]].

== References ==

== References ==

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== See Also ==

== See also ==

* [[Biblical genealogy]]

* [[Biblical genealogy]]

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[[Category:Book of Genesis Persons]]

[[Category:Book of Genesis Persons]]