Genesis - 11:20

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20 Reu lived thirty-two years, and became the father of Serug.

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 11:20.

Differing Translations

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And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Sarug.
And Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.
And Reu liveth two and thirty years, and begetteth Serug.
And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug:
Then Reu lived for thirty-two years, and then he conceived Serug.
Et vixit Rehu duos et triginta annos, et genuit Serug.

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Historical Commentaries

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And Reu lived thirty two years, and begat Serug. He is thought to give name to a city called Sarug, which, according to the Arabic geographer (i), was near Charrae, or Haran, in Chaldea; and another Arabic writer (j) speaks of a city called to this day "Sarug", which he places in Mesopotamia.
(i) Apud Bochart. Phaleg. l. 2. c. 14. col. 95. (j) Comment. ad Tab. Ilchanic apud Hyde, Hist. Relig. Pers. c. 2. 57.

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