And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

GENESIS 11:19KJV
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Genesis 11:19 (KJV)

What does Genesis 11:19 mean?

Genesis 11:19 states that after Peleg became the father of Reu, he lived another 209 years and had more sons and daughters. This verse is part of a genealogy, showing the line of descent from earlier generations after the flood.

Genesis 11:19 is a record within the genealogies found in Genesis, where the writer lists the ages and descendants of key figures. Here, the focus is on Peleg, a descendant of Shem, and it notes both his lifespan after Reu’s birth and the fact that he had other children. This verse helps trace the family line leading toward Abraham and sets the historical context for the generations after the flood.

Where else these words appear

“Reu” Hebrew H7466 · used in 5 verses

  • Genesis 11:18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
  • Genesis 11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
  • Genesis 11:21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

“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.
  • 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.

“nine” Hebrew H8672 · used in 57 verses

  • Genesis 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
  • Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
  • 2 Kings 25:8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: