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Genesis 10:25

Genesis 10:25 is verse 25 of Genesis chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Peleg means division.

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

To 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.

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Genesis 10:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

25 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Genesis 10:21

And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.

1 Chronicles 1:19

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 11:16

When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

Genesis 11:17

And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:18

When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

Genesis 11:19

And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

Luke 3:35

the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

Luke 3:36

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Genesis 10:32

All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.

Deuteronomy 32:8

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

Acts 17:26

From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

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