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'''Peleg''' is the name of one of the two sons of [[Eber]] listed in the book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]].<ref>{{Easton|Peleg}}</ref>
'''Peleg''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''פּלג''', ''Péleg''; "division") (1757 AM-1996 AM or 2247 BC-2008 BC) is the first named son of [[Eber]]. He was born in 1757 AM. He had at least one known brother, [[Joktan]].
==References==
When he was 30 years old, he had a son named [[Reu]]. He lived for another 209 years and had other sons and daughters.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=11|verses=18-19}}</ref> His total life span was thus 239 years, slightly more than half that of his father and the shortest life span to date in his line.
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The name Peleg means "division," and {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=10|verses=25}} states that "in his time the earth was divided." Georgius Syncellus, as quoted by Ussher, states that the [[Tower of Babel]] was built and then abandoned when Peleg was five years old.<ref name=Ussher>Ussher, James. ''The Annals of the World'', Larry Pierce, ed. Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003, pghh. 48-49</ref> Some also speculate that in Peleg's time the earth was mapped, or even that some sort of [[plate tectonics|tectonic]] activity had occured in that period.
== References ==
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== See Also ==
* [[Biblical genealogy]]
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[[Category:Book of Genesis Persons]]
[[Category:Book of Genesis Persons]]