בראשית, פרק י״א, פסוק ט״ז

The steady march of generations continues with the record of Eber's life and the birth of his son, Peleg. As the ancestral lineage unfolds, a distinct rhythmic pattern emerges in the narrative. Rather than shifting the phrasing as might be expected from earlier accounts, the text maintains a repetitive and steady flow. This stylistic choice carries over from previous generations, establishing a consistent pattern that continues through the subsequent records until the ninth generation [קאסוטו].

A careful mathematical structure also underlies the timeline of these generations. Eber is recorded as being thirty-four years old at the time of his son's birth. The specific addition of four years to a base number of thirty is not incidental. Instead, it fits into a much broader chronological dating system utilized in these accounts, which is built upon a base-sixty mathematical method [קאסוטו].