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Puah

A man, in the time of Egypt and Wilderness · Tribe of Issachar · named in 2 verses

the name means Splendid Easton's Bible Dictionary

Puah, also known as Puvah, was a son of Issachar and grandson of Jacob, and his descendants were called the Punites.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Splendid. (1.) One of the two midwives who feared God, and refused to kill the Hebrew male children at their birth (Ex. 1:15-21).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Issachar
Siblings Jashub, Tola, Shimron

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 46:13.

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Verses that name Puah