Peleg

Role: son of Eber · First appears: Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad

Eber named Peleg for his prophecy that the earth would be divided in his son’s time; that division took place toward the end of Peleg’s life. Peleg’s brother was Joktan, whose name was given because human lifespans were shortened in his time.

Relationship record

Life events

• Eber named his son Peleg because he prophesied the earth would be divided in Peleg's time.(Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad)
  • With: Eber
  • “This division of the earth took place toward the end of the life of Peleg, the name given to him by his father Eber, who, being a prophet, knew that the division of the earth would take place in the time of his son.”
• Peleg's brother was called Joktan because man's lifespan was shortened in his time.(Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad)
  • With: Joktan
  • “The brother of Peleg was called Joktan, because the duration of the life of man was shortened in his time.”

Noah's Descendants Spread Abroad

• parent: Eber “This division of the earth took place toward the end of the life of Peleg, the name given to him by his father Eber, who, being a prophet, knew that the division of the earth would take place in the time of his son.”
• siblings with Joktan “The brother of Peleg was called Joktan, because the duration of the life of man was shortened in his time.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

⭐ Constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume I. Made with Rho MD.