The Lord Will

Genesis 11:23

β€œAnd Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.”

KJV

Read in Genesis 11

Meaning

Serug lives another two hundred years after Nahor's birth and fathers additional sons and daughters.

Read carefully

As elsewhere in the genealogy, the text acknowledges a larger family while tracing only the line necessary for the developing story.

Reflection

The quiet repetition of generations creates the bridge from the world after Babel to Abram's family.