And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

GENESIS 11:14KJV
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Genesis 11:14 (KJV)

What does Genesis 11:14 mean?

Genesis 11:14 states that Salah was thirty years old when he became the father of Eber. This verse is part of a genealogy, listing the ages and descendants of key figures after the flood.

Genesis 11:14 appears in a section where the descendants of Shem are being traced. The passage is not a speech but a record, likely compiled for the purpose of showing the family line from Noah down to Abraham. The verse highlights the continuity of generations and the specific ages at which these ancestors had children, which was important for tracking the timeline and heritage of the people of Israel.

Where else these words appear

“Salah” Hebrew H7974 · used in 7 verses

  • Genesis 10:24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
  • Genesis 11:13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

“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 11:16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
  • 1 Chronicles 1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

“lived” Hebrew H2425 · used in 23 verses

  • Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
  • Numbers 21:8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
  • Nehemiah 6:11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.