The Lord Will

Genesis 11:17

β€œAnd Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.”

KJV

Read in Genesis 11

Meaning

Eber lives another four hundred thirty years after Peleg's birth and fathers additional sons and daughters.

Read carefully

The numeric sequence belongs to the received textual form of the genealogy; comparative chronology should account for differences among ancient textual witnesses.

Reflection

Genesis portrays history as carried forward through long chains of family continuity rather than only through headline events.