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Reu or Ragau: biblical figure

Reu or Ragau (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Peleg.

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He was born when Peleg was thirty years old (Genesis 11:18 KJV). The name Reu came from Hebrew origin and means “friend”.

At the age of thirty-two, Reu begat Serug and lived another two hundred and seven years and begat other sons and daughters (Genesis 11:20-21 KJV).

The Bible Timeline calculates that Reu lived from 2219 BC to 1980 BC.

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Peleg: biblical figure, ‘when the earth was divided’

Peleg or Phalec (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Eber. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan. The name Peleg means “division”, as Genesis 10:25 KJV reads “…for in his (Peleg) days was the earth divided…” The phrase “was the earth divided” is a little bit vague.

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We can interpret this literally as the earth had this massive earthquake that resulted in the continental separation. Or it can refer to the separation of the people of the earth. Based on the chronological structure of the Bible Genesis 11: 1 – 9 speaks of how God baffled the language of the people resulting in their division. The following verses, Genesis 11:10-32 KJV, tells about the Generation of Shem including Peleg. So, another interpretation would be the earth was divided since people no longer shared the same language after the incident at the Tower of Babel. At the age of thirty, Peleg begat Reu. After two hundred and nine years, Peleg begat other sons and daughters (Genesis 11:18-19 KJV). He lived a total of two hundred thirty-nine years. Charting this on the Biblical Timeline, Peleg’s existence is from 2247 BC to 2008 BC.

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Eber: biblical figure

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Eber or Heber (Luke 3:35 KJV) is one of the sons of Salah (Genesis 11:14-15). He was born when Salah was thirty years old. The name Eber in Hebrew means “to cross over” or “beyond”. At the age of thirty-four, Eber begat Peleg, brother of Joktan. Eber lived another four hundred and thirty years and begat other sons and daughters before he finally rested (Genesis 11:16-17 KJV). He lived a total of four hundred and sixty-four years. From the Biblical Timeline, Eber existed from 2283 BC to 1819 BC.

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Salah: biblical figure, son of Arphaxad

Salah or Sala (Luke 3:35 KJV) is the only son of Arphaxad mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Salah may mean send out, branch or javelin. He was born when Arphaxad was thirty five years old (Genesis 11:12 KJV).

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Salah begat Eber when he was thirty years old and begat other sons and daughters. He lived four hundred and three years after he begat Eber (Genesis 11:14-15 KJV).

Looking at the Biblical Timeline, Salah was born 2313 BC and rested in 1880 BC.

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Arphaxad: biblical figure, son of Shem & Noah’s Grandson

Arphaxad is one of the sons of Shem and grandson of Noah (Genesis 10:22 KJV). He was born when Shem was a hundred years old or two years after the flood (Genesis 11:10 KJV). Given this case, we can assume that Shem was born 2 years after Noah reached five hundred years old which was 2446 BC. Provided this information, Arphaxad’s birth on the Biblical Timeline is 2346 BC.

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Arphaxad was said to the forefather of the Chaldeans.

The name Arphaxad means “stronghold of Chaldees” from Hebrew origin. It is said that Arphaxad dwelt in Mesopotamia and is the forefather of Chaldeans.

Arphaxad lived for thirty-five years and begat Salah (Genesis 11:12 KJV). After Salah was born, he lived another four hundred and three years and begat other sons and daughters before he finally rested (Genesis 11:13 KJV). Arphaxad lived a total of four hundred thirty-eight years. This would be from 2346 BC to 1908 BC on the Biblical Timeline.

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Noah’s Flood: biblical event

Genesis 6:1-7 tells us why God decided to destroy all creation with the flood. The Bible reads “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:6 KJV). Man’s “wickedness” was not profoundly explained in the Bible. However, we can generalize that sin was rampant during those days. One of man’s wickedness described was the unholy union of sons of God and daughters of men. It is believed that the “sons of God” and the “daughters of men” are referring to the descendants of Seth and Cain respectively. We can also assume that man had forgotten to burn offerings unto the Lord since burnt offerings were done during the time of Adam and after the flood. Nevertheless, God repented creating man on the earth.

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However, Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis 6:8 KJV). God warned Noah about the destruction coming and commanded Noah to build an ark giving specific details (Genesis 6:14-16 KJV):

Material :
Gopher wood
Size :
Length – 300 cubits
Width – 50 cubits
Height – 30 cubits
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One window
One door
Three stories
Separate rooms

Noah made the ark just like God described it. God then commanded Noah to gather one pair of every kind of creature and keep them alive. Also, he was to gather seven pairs of clean beasts.

Genesis 7 describes how the flood took place. It was in the six-hundredth years of Noah’s life when the flood finally came. Seven days prior, God commanded Noah to get inside the ark together with his wife, sons, sons’ wives, and all the creatures God commanded Noah to gather. On the seventeenth day of the second month of the six-hundredth year of Noah’s life (2348 BC on the Bible Timeline Chart), the rain poured and the windows of heaven were opened (Genesis 7:11 KJV). The rain continued pouring over the earth for forty days and forty nights. And this killed all creatures, not on the ark.

The flood lasted for one hundred and fifty days (Genesis 7:24 KJV). On the seventeenth day of the seventh month of the six-hundredth year of Noah’s existence, the ark rested on the mountains of Ararat. The waters continually subsided until the tenth month (Genesis 8:4-5 KJV).

On the six hundredth and first year of Noah’s existence, on the first day of the first month, the covering of the ark was removed and Noah saw that the face of the ground was dry (Genesis 8:13 KJV). On the twenty-seventh day of the second month of that same year, God spoke to Noah and commanded him, his wife, his sons, his sons’ wives and all other creatures to be fruitful so that the earth would be filled again (Genesis 8:14-19 KJV).

Noah then built an altar unto the Lord and took all the clean beasts and fowls and gave burnt offerings unto the Lord. God smelled the sweet savour and said in His heart that never again would he curse the earth for man’s sake. In Genesis 9:8-11 God said to Noah and his sons, “And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you, and every living creature that is with you… neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.” As a token of that covenant, a rainbow would be present after it rains to remind God of his everlasting covenant (Genesis 9:12-17 KJV).

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Japheth: biblical figure, son of Noah

Japheth is one of Noah‘s sons.

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He was one of the eight people who boarded the ark and survived the great flood (Genesis 7:13 KJV). It is believed that the name Japheth means “wide spreading” or “enlargement.” This may also explain why Noah said that “God shall enlarge Japheth” (Genesis 9:27 KJV). Japheth is the father of Gome, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Mesech, and Tiras. The number of years Japheth lived is uncertain. However, according to the Timeline of the Bible, Japheth was born around 2450 BC.

Japheth, after the flood

During the event of Noah’s drunkenness, Japheth and his brother, Shem took a garment with them and covered their father’s nakedness (Genesis 9:23 KJV). When Noah was sober, he pronounced a blessing to both Japheth and Shem, and cursed Canaan, youngest son of Ham.

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Ham: biblical figure, Father of Egypt

Ham, brother of Shem and Japeth, was born when Noah was five hundred years old (Genesis 5:32 KJV). He is also one of those who survived the great flood since he was in the ark with his father. The Biblical Timeline charts Ham’s birth in 2450 BC, when Noah, his father was five hundred years old. The Bible doesn’t say the total number of years of Ham’s existence. The name Ham in Hebrew origin means “warm” or “hot”. In Egypt, Ham means “black”. We have also considered the Egyptian meaning of Ham since Egypt is Mizraim in the Bible and Mizraim is Ham’s son. Ham is the father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan, whom Noah cursed after Ham did not aid his father when he was drunk and naked (Genesis 9:22 KJV).

Ham, After the flood

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Noah’s curse on Ham

After the flood, Noah planted a vineyard and drank from its wine. Noah got drunk and was naked in his tent. Ham witnessed his father nakedness and told his brother about it. Shem and Japheth walked backwards to their father and covered him. Noah woke up from his drunkenness and knew about what happened. Noah cursed Ham’s youngest son for Ham did not do anything to aid his father.

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Shem: biblical figure, Noah’s son

Shem or Sem (Luke 3:36 KJV) is one of Noah‘s sons (Genesis 5:32 KJV). From the Hebrew origin, it is believed that the name Shem also means “name”. He is considered to be the eldest since he is always first Whenever the Bible mentions the names of sons the Sons of Noah.

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Shem is the ancestor or Abram or Abraham. He lived a total of six hundred years. This is charted in the Biblical Timeline from 2448 BC – 1848 BC. It is calculated that Shem lived until Abram was one hundred and fifty years old. During that time, Isaac was also born.

Shem, after the flood

After the flood, Noah planted a vineyard and drank from its wine. Getting drunk, Noah was witnessed by Ham, the youngest son, naked inside his tent. Instead of aiding his father, Ham went to his brothers and told what he saw. Shem and Japheth took a garment and approached their father backwards to avoid seeing their father’s nakedness. Noah woke up from the wine and knew what happened. Noah said, “Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant” (Genesis 9:26-27 KJV).

Shem and his generations

Shem is the father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram (Genesis 10:22). At the age of one hundred, Shem begat Arphaxad (Genesis 11:10 KJV). Shem lived another five hundred years after he begat Arphaxad and begot other sons and daughters.

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Noah: biblical figure, builder of the Ark

The name Noah or pronounced Noach comes from a Hebrew verb which means “rest”. Noah is a descendant of Seth. He was born to Lamech when Lamech was one hundred and eighty-two years old (Genesis 5:28 KJV). Adam lived until Lamech was fifty-eight or just one hundred sixty-four years before Noah was born. The Bible describes Noah as a “just man and perfect in his generations”, and says he had even walked with God (Genesis 6:9 KJV). At the age of five hundred, Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth Genesis 5:32 KJV).

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Noah and the Great Flood

Genesis chapter 6 tells us that God wants to destroy all living flesh he created and regrets creating them.

“And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created… both man and beast… for it repenteth me that I have made them” (Genesis 6:6-7 KJV)

However, Noah found grace in the eyes of God. (Genesis 6:8 KJV). God then commissioned Noah to build an ark.. Noah built a huge ark exactly as God instructed him and brought with him his sons, wife, his sons’ wives. And a pair of each living creature (Genesis 6:14-22 KJV) and seven of those that are clean beasts, male and female (Genesis 7:2 KJV).

How Long Did It Take To Build The Ark

There are speculations that say that the making of the ark took Noah a hundred and twenty years. This theory has been concluded from Genesis 6:3 “And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with men… yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years”. Most interpret it as God gave humankind one hundred and twenty years before the flood to repent. Thus, Noah used this time preaching righteousness and building the ark. However, there is a different interpretation of the story that says it only took one hundred years or even shorter than that to build the ark. This says that since Noah was five hundred years old when he begat his sons, and this was also the time when God warned Noah about the flood and commissioned him to build an ark. Certainly, in this version, we can say that Noah had been righteous and had been preaching righteousness to others even before he reached five hundred since he was already conversing with God. Noah was six hundred years old when the great flood came. For forty days and forty nights, rain poured upon the earth killing all creatures off the ark. The flood lasted for one hundred and fifty days. Noah and all that is with him survived the great flood. God then promised Noah that never again would God bring forth flood to destroy the world (Genesis 9:11 KJV). Noah lived another three hundred and fifty years after the flood. And all of Noah’s days were nine hundred and fifty years before he died (Genesis 9:28-29 KJV). The Biblical Timeline charts Noah’s existence from 2950 BC to 2000 BC.

Noah’s Blessings

After the flood had subsided, Noah planted a vineyard and drank from its wine. He got drunk and was uncovered inside his tent Genesis 9:20 KJV). Ham, the youngest of his sons, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers about this. Shem and Japheth took a garment and walked backwards to avoid seeing their father’s nakedness and approached their father to cover his nakedness (Genesis 9:23 KJV). Noah woke up from his wine and knew what had happened. He cursed Canaan, youngest son of Ham, saying “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shell he be unto his brethren” (Genesis 9:25 KJV). And unto Shem and Japheth, Noah said: “Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant” (Genesis 9:26-27 KJV).

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