Genesis 11:15

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 11:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15and Shelah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Salah lived, after he begat Eber, four hundred and three years, etc.] In all four hundred and thirty three: and begat sons and daughters; of whom also there is no other account: the same Arabic writer f838 says, he died in the month, Adar, which is called Barhamath, at the close of A. M. 2950; and the Jewish chronologer f839 says, he died in the fourteenth year of Jacob.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- Section IX - The Line to Abram - XXXV. The Line of Abram 18. רעוּ re‛û, Re‘u, “friend;” verb: “feed, delight in, enjoy.” 20. שׂרוּג śerûg, Serug, “vine-shoot.” 22. נחור nāchôr, Nachor, “snorting.” 24. תרה terach, Terach, “delay?” Aramaic. 26. אברם 'abrām, Abram, “high father.” הרן hārān Haran, “mountaineer.” The usual phrase, “These are the generations,” marks the beginning of the fifth document. Accordingly, we now enter upon a new phase of human development. The nations have gradually departed from the living God. They have not, however, stopped at this negative stage of ungodliness. They have fallen into polytheism and idolatry. And the knowledge of the one true God, the Maker,…”
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