I Chronicles 1:18

Misinterpretations often include viewing the division of the earth as a literal geological event like the breakup of Pangaea or continental drift occurring shortly after the Flood during Peleg's lifetime, which contradicts scientific timelines and ignores the verse's placement in a human genealogy paralleling Genesis 10-11's account of nations dispersing due to linguistic confusion at Babel rather than physical land separation; others mistakenly use it to precisely date Babel or the Flood within modern history, overlooking the flexible nature of biblical genealogies that may skip generations.

This verse is part of the post-Flood genealogy tracing Shem's descendants toward Abraham, identifying Eber's sons as Peleg and Joktan, and noting that Peleg was so named because in his days the earth was divided, which contextually refers to God's judgment at the Tower of Babel where humanity's unified language was confused and peoples were scattered across the earth, underscoring divine sovereignty in separating nations to prevent further rebellion and fulfill the mandate to fill the earth.