John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:18
And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu. Or Ragau, as he is called in the Septuagint version, the letter ע being pronounced as a "G", as in Gaza and Gomorrah: he is supposed to give name to a large plain called Ragau, near Assyria, about Tigris and Euphrates,"Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau.' ( Judith 1:5 )and to Ragis in Media,"In that day Tobit remembered the money which he had... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:17
And Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, four hundred and thirty years ,.... All the years of his life were four hundred and sixty four: and he begat sons and daughters ; one of which is elsewhere mentioned, whose name is Joktan, Genesis 10:25 according to the above Jewish writer F5 R. Gedaliah, Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2. , he died in the seventy ninth year of Jacob. read more