Father of judge Tola
Puah
Named in 1 verse of Judges, first in Judges 10:1.
פּוּאָהPuah
The name means “mouth; corner; bush of hair.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Puah Written by AI
Puah's son Tola was a minor judge of Israel mentioned briefly in Judges 10:1. He was the son of Dodo and came from the tribe of Issachar. After the death of Abimelech, who had ruled Israel for three years following the time of Gideon, Puah's son arose to judge Israel. He is described as being from Issachar and living in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. The text does not provide any details about the length of Puah's judgeship or the specific events that occurred during his time as a judge.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Puah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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).
(2.) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Judges 10:1
After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.