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1 Chronicles 1:19

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.

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Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

The name of the one was Peleg - "Because in his days the inhabitants of the earth were divided according to their…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 1:1-27

This paragraph has Adam for its first word and Abraham for its last. Between the creation of the former and the birth of…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the earth was divided i.e. there was a great dispersion of the population of the earth. Pelegmeans "Separation" or…

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