Bible Names

Peleg: meaning of the name

Peleg means “division.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Peleg in Hebrew and Greek

פֶּלֶג H6389

Peleg (peh'-leg) — Peleg, a son of Shem

the same as H6388 (פֶּלֶג); earthquake;

Who named Peleg in the Bible

Peleg in Scripture

“Peleg” appears in 7 verses of the King James Version.

  • 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 11:16

    And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

  • Genesis 11:17

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

  • Genesis 11:18

    And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

  • Genesis 11:19

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

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:25

    Eber, Peleg, Reu,