Genesis 10:24

And Arphaxad begat Salah,.... Or Shelach which signifies "a sending forth"; that is, of waters: it is part of the name of Methuselah, given him by his father, as prophetic of the flood, see Gen 5:21…

- XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר 'eber, “‘Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם 'eylām, “‘Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl, “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam, “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad, “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp…

Salah - The founder of the people of Susiana.

Eber - See Gen 10:21. The Septuagint add Cainan here, with one hundred and thirty to the chronology.

Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem: -

I. The description of Shem, Gen 10:21. We have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name, but two titles to…

begat Shelah R.V. marg. "The Sept. reads begat Cainan, and Cainan begat Shelah." This addition is followed in Luk 3:36.

Eber See note on Gen 10:10. Eber is evidently the most important name in this…