Key Verse Spotlight
1 Chronicles 1:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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. {Peleg: that is, division}”
1 Chronicles 1:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. {Meshech: or, Mash}
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
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. {Peleg: that is, division}
And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
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