Verse Lens · Context pointer
Genesis 11:17 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 17. 17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
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Role in This Section
Eber's 430 later years and other children complete the entry while the genealogy continues through Peleg.
Read It With
- Genesis 11:10–26
Read Genesis 11:16–17 together. Verse 16 names Peleg; verse 17 supplies Eber's later years and wider family. Eber's calculated span also prevents readers from describing the numerical decline as perfectly smooth.
Why It Needs Context
This verse does not complete Eber's entry by itself; its paired verse supplies the other half of the fathering, later-years, and wider-family pattern.
Read Genesis 11:16–17 together
Why these verses belong together: Eber's fathering of Peleg, later years, and other children form one entry.
Verse 16. 16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
Verse 17. 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 11:10–26 — Shem's Line Reaches Terah and His SonsSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, verse sequence, ages, family notices, and unit boundary.
Exact location: Genesis 11:10–26 in the pinned eng-kjv2006 source
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Toledot heading, fathering formula, ages, later-years clauses, sons-and-daughters notices, and grouped sons in verse 26.
Exact location: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, wlc/Gen.xml, Genesis 11:10–26
Open source ↗