- 16th Patriarch of Genesis
- Ancestor of Abraham
- Born when Tower of Babel was Started
Biography
Reu (or Ragau) (Hebrew: רְעוּ, Re'u ISO 259-3 Rˁu) in Genesis was the son of Peleg and the father of Serug, thus being Abraham's great-great-grandfather.
He was 32 when Serug was born and lived to the age of 239 (Genesis 11:20), according to the Masoretic text. The Septuagint and Samaritan Pentateuch state that his age on fathering Serug was 132, and the Septuagint thus gives age at death as 339.
Book of Jubilees Narrative
The Book of Jubilees names his mother as Lomna of Shinar (10:28), and his wife as Ora, daughter of Ur Kesed (11:1). He is said to have been born at the time when the Tower of Babel was begun.
Genesis 11 Narrative
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:18-21
Marriage and Family
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Serug ben Reu | Mesopotamia | Mesopotamia | Milcah (mother of Nahor) |
other sons and daughters |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Reu ben Peleg | Mesopotamia | Mesopotamia | Ora bat Ur |
other sons and daughters |
References
- Book of Genesis 9-11
- 1 Chronicles 1:19-23
- Peleg - LDS Bible Dictionary
- Reu - Wikipedia
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