Puah

Puah [N] [E] [H]

(splendid ).

  1. The father of Tola, a man of the tribe of Issachar and judge of Israel after Abimelech. ( Judges 10:1 ) (B.C. 1211.)
  2. The son of Issachar, ( 1 Chronicles 7:1 ) elsewhere called Phuvah and Pua.
  3. One of the two midwives to whom Pharaoh gave instructions to kill the Hebrew male children at their birth. ( Exodus 1:15 ) (B.C. 1571.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Puah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.