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).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Puah
Name meaning: mouth; corner; bush of hair (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(splendid).
The father of Tola, a man of the tribe of Issachar and judge of Israel after Abimelech. (Judges 10:1) (B.C. 1211.)
The son of Issachar, (1 Chronicles 7:1) elsewhere called Phuvah and Pua.
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.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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