Antediluvian Era

Who Was Peleg? — Patriarch

פֶּלֶג
“Division”
Quick Facts
Hebrew Name
פֶּלֶג (Peleg)
Meaning
Division
Era
Antediluvian Era
Approx. Dates
Post-Flood, pre-Avraham (traditional)
Father
Eber
Role
Patriarch
Appears In
Genesis 10:25, Genesis 11:16–19, 1 Chronicles 1:19, 25
Source Confidence
Primary

The Story of Peleg

Son of Ever, father of Re'u

Named for the saying 'in his days the earth was divided' (Genesis 10:25) — see the note on 'ever' for the range of readings of this phrase

Lived 239 years (Genesis 11:18–19)

“His name marks the division of the earth in his father's generation”

Family

Father
Children (named)

Scripture References

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