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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.

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.

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.

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 occurred in that period.

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