King James Version
What Does Genesis 11:20 Mean?
“And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: Serug: Gr. Saruch”
Context
18
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19
And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20
And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: Serug: Gr. Saruch
21
And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22
And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**6. and now nothing will be restrained from them--**an apparent admission that the design was practicable, and would have been executed but for the divine interposition.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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