Sarug (Heb. Šērāgh)

SARUG (Hebr. Šērāgh). — A descendant of Shem, presented as the son of Reu and the father of Nachor; he would therefore have been the great-grandfather of Abraham (Gen. 11:20–23; I Par. 1:26). He is also mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus, found in Lc. 3:35.

Whereas the Hebrew text states that S. became a father at the age of 30 and lived for 230 years, the Greek version assigns him an additional 100 years, making him become a father at the age of 130. Angelo Penna

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“SARUG (EBR. ŠĒRĀGH).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), p. 1146. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/sarug-ebr-seragh.