Genesis 11:13

13 After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:13

And Arphaxad lived, after he begat Salah, four hundred and
three years
In all four hundred and thirty eight; the Vulgate Latin wrongly reads, three hundred and three:

and begat sons and daughters;
not mentioned by name: he died, as the above Arabic writer ^F26 says, in the month Nisan, A. M. 2696; and a Jewish writer ^F1 says he died in the forty eighth year of Isaac, and who also says ^F2, that in his days they began to build the city of Babel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 Apud Ibid. p. 260.
F1 R. Gedaliah, ut supra. (Shalshalet, fol. 1. 2.)
F2 Ib. fol. 75. 1.

Genesis 11:13 In-Context

11 After the birth of Arphaxad, Shem lived another 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

13 After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

15 After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek version reads When Arphaxad was 135 years old, he became the father of Cainan. After the birth of Cainan, Arphaxad lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. When Cainan was 130 years old, he became the father of Shelah. After the birth of Shelah, Cainan lived another 330 years and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. Compare Luke 3:35-36 .