Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1 CHRONICLES 1:25KJV
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1 Chronicles 1:25 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 1:25 mean?

1 Chronicles 1:25 lists three names—Eber, Peleg, and Reu—as part of a genealogy. This verse is simply recording the line of descent from earlier generations, showing the family history that leads from one ancestor to the next.

This list appears in a section where the writer of 1 Chronicles is tracing the descendants of Shem, one of Noah’s sons, for the people of Israel. The verse is not telling a story or giving instructions; it is preserving the names of key ancestors important to Israel’s identity and history.

Where else these words appear

“Reu” Hebrew H7466 · used in 5 verses

  • 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.
  • Genesis 11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

“Peleg” Hebrew H6389 · used in 7 verses

  • 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 11:17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

“Eber” Hebrew H5677 · used in 15 verses

  • Genesis 10:21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
  • Genesis 11:15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three 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.