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Puah
PUAH (pū'a, Heb. pû‘âh)
A member of the clan of Tola, of the tribe of Issachar (
PUAH pu’ ə (פּוּעָֽה). 1. One of the two Heb. midwives who were commanded by the king of Egypt to kill all Heb. male children at birth (
2. The father of Tola, the judge (
3. A descendant of Issachar; called PUVAH (pū’ veh) in
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
pu’-a, pu’-va: (1) pu’ah: One of the Hebrew midwives whom the king of Egypt commanded to kill all male children of the Hebrews at birth. The midwives, fearing God, refused to obey, pretending that the children of the Hebrew women were usually born before they arrived. Their act is spoken of as being meritorious in the eyes of the Lord, who is said to have rewarded them by making "houses" for them (
(2) pu’ah, in
(3) pu’ah: Member of the tribe of Issachar, mentioned (