What is the meaning of 1 Chronicles 1:25? Eber “Eber, Peleg, Reu” (1 Chronicles 1:25) • Genesis 10:21-25 and 11:14-17 trace Eber back to Shem, Noah’s godly son, showing that Eber stands in the unbroken line of those who worshiped the LORD after the Flood. • Eber’s name later becomes the root of the term “Hebrew,” and Luke 3:35 lists him again in the ancestry of Jesus, underscoring how God preserved a lineage through which the Messiah would come. • By inserting Eber into the Chronicler’s genealogy, the Spirit reminds us that Israel’s story begins long before Abraham; it is tied to the earliest post-Flood patriarchs who held fast to the true God while nations drifted into idolatry (cf. Joshua 24:2-3). • The verse therefore answers, “Where did the Hebrews come from?”—they descend from a real man named Eber whose faith lineage God faithfully recorded. Peleg • 1 Chronicles 1:19 adds, “His son was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided.” Genesis 10:25 repeats this, anchoring the name to a literal historical event. • “Divided” points to the scattering at Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), when God confused languages and allocated nations “according to the number of the sons of God” (Deuteronomy 32:8). • Peleg’s placement signals that the LORD sovereignly oversees world history; even mankind’s proud rebellion becomes a stage on which God rearranges nations to fulfill His redemptive plan. • Luke 3:35 echoes Peleg in Christ’s genealogy, highlighting that Jesus came through a line directly connected to the moment the nations were first dispersed—He is the answer to that division, gathering a people from every tongue (Revelation 5:9). Reu • Genesis 11:18-21 notes that Reu was born when Peleg was thirty, lived two hundred and seven years, and fathered Serug; Luke 3:35-36 retains all three names, confirming continuity. • Reu’s life bridges the turmoil after Babel to the era drawing nearer to Abram; God uses ordinary lifespans and families to move salvation history forward. • The Chronicler’s simple mention of Reu underscores that no generation is forgotten; every link matters in the unfolding promise first given in Genesis 3:15 and later to Abram in Genesis 12:1-3. • By including Reu without embellishment, Scripture shows that faithfulness is often quiet perseverance—yet it is indispensable in God’s grand design. summary 1 Chronicles 1:25 may look like a brief list, yet each name affirms God’s meticulous care in preserving a literal, historical line from Shem to Abraham and ultimately to Christ. Eber anchors the Hebrews’ identity, Peleg marks the nations’ division and God’s sovereign control, and Reu bridges the generations, proving that every life—celebrated or obscure—serves the unstoppable purposes of God. |
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