What does Genesis 11:17 mean?
After fathering Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other children. Adding the numbers together, Eber lived to be 474 years old.Peleg is noteworthy for his connection to the incident at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9). His name is associated with earth being "divided" (Genesis 10:25). This link also helps to make sense of the sudden drop in lifespans. While post-flood lives are already shortening, compared to the patriarchs of chapter 5, Peleg and those who follow him will live half as long as his father Eber. Within a few more generations, man's days are cut down again by half (Genesis 11:19–24).