Genesis 10 · Verse 25

Genesis 10:25

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 10:25, King James Version

Genesis 10:25 in other translations

BSBTwo sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
WEBTo Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
ASVAnd unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
YLTAnd to Eber have two sons been born; the name of the one is Peleg (for in his days hath the earth been divided,) and his brother's name is Joktan.
DARBYAnd to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
BBEAnd Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.
WebsterAnd to Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

What does Genesis 10:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided--After the flood (Ge 11:10-16) the descendants of Noah settled at pleasure and enjoyed the produce of the undivided soil. But according to divine instruction, made probably through Eber, who seems to have been distinguished for piety or a prophetic character, the earth was divided and his son's name, "Peleg," was given in memory of that event (see De 32:8; Ac 17:26).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Peleg - From פלג palag, to divide, because in his days, which is supposed to be about one hundred years after the flood, the earth was divided among the sons of Noah. Though some are of opinion that a physical division, and not a political one, is what is intended here, viz., a separation of continents and islands from the main land; the earthy parts having been united into one great continent previously to the days of Peleg. This opinion appears to me the most likely, for what is said, Gen 10:5, is spoken by way of anticipation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 10:15-32

The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a…

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Genesis 10:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּלְעֵ֥בֶרul.'E.verand to EberH5677
יֻלַּ֖דyu.Lad<it> was bornH3205
שְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeitwoH8147
בָנִ֑יםva.NimsonsH1121
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name ofH8034
הָֽאֶחָ֞דha.'e.Chadthe oneH259
פֶּ֗לֶגPe.leg[was] PelegH6389
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
בְיָמָיו֙ve.ya.Mavin days hisH3117
נִפְלְגָ֣הnif.le.Gah<it> was dividedH6385
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251
יָקְטָֽן\׃ya.ke.Tan[was] JoktanH3355

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Cross references for Genesis 10:25

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • Genesis 10:32

    These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

  • Deuteronomy 32:8

    When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

  • Acts 17:26

    And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

  • Luke 3:35-36

    Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

  • Genesis 11:16-19

    And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

  • Genesis 10:21

    Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 1757. B.C. 2247. Eber.
21; 1Ch 1:19
the name.
11:16-19; Lu 3:35,36
Peleg. i.e., division. in.
32; De 32:8; Ac 17:26

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Context

  • Genesis 10:24

    And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

  • Genesis 10:25

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

  • Genesis 10:26

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

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Genesis 10:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á Heber nacieron dos hijos: el nombre del uno fué Peleg, porque en sus días fué repartida la tierra; y el nombre de su hermano, Joctán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il naquit à Héber deux fils: le nom de l’un fut Péleg, car en ses jours la terre fut partagée; et le nom de son frère fut Joktan.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dem Heber wurden zwei Söhne geboren: der Name des einen war Peleg, denn in seinen Tagen wurde die Erde verteilt; und der Name seines Bruders war Joktan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Natique sunt Heber filii duo: nomen uni Phaleg, eo quod in diebus ejus divisa sit terra: et nomen fratris ejus Jectan.