[Avodah] tower of bavel

[Ilana Sober]

> RnLL: There were too many generations between the Mabul and Peleg.  I think
> that pshat in "for in his days the earth was divided" is that it's
> referring to Migdal Bavel.  Which places the event centuries after
> the Mabul.
>
Arpachshad was born 2 years after the flood.
He was 35 when Shelach was born.
Shelach was 30 when Ever was born.
Ever was 34 when Peleg was born.
Peleg lived to be 239.

This means that Peleg lived from 101 years post flood until 340 years
post flood.

Therefore, the Midrash posits that Migdal Bavel occurred at the very
end of Peleg's life. One of these days I should look it up and figure
out why. But the pshat of chumash doesn't give any indication when in
his life it happened - it could have been a few hundred years earlier.

- Ilana