What does it mean that Eber named his son Peleg, because in his days the Earth was divided?
Genesis 10:25
ESV - 25 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.
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Cindy Jennings
This looks ahead to Gen 11:1-9 when the population was dispersed throughout the world because of the Tower of Babel. His name implies that this dispersion happened while he was alive on earth.
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