17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
17 And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 And Eber lived after he fathered Peleg 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
17 After Eber had Peleg, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.
17 After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
17 After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430Â years and had other sons and daughters.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 11:17
Commentary on Genesis 11:10-26
(Read Genesis 11:10-26)
Here is a genealogy, or list of names, ending in Abram, the friend of God, and thus leading towards Christ, the promised Seed, who was the son of Abram. Nothing is left upon record but their names and ages; the Holy Ghost seeming to hasten through them to the history of Abram. How little do we know of those that are gone before us in this world, even of those that lived in the same places where we live, as we likewise know little of those who now live in distant places! We have enough to do to mind our own work. When the earth began to be peopled, men's lives began to shorten; this was the wise disposal of Providence.