Keraia
Glossary

Puah

  1. One of two Hebrew midwives ordered by Pharaoh to kill Hebrew males at birth. However, she feared God and did not follow the order (Exodus 1:15).

  2. The father of Tola, a judge of Israel (Judges 10:1).

  3. An alternate form of Puvah, Issachar’s son, in 1 Chronicles 7:1.

    See Puvah.

People and places

Puah: Hebrew midwife in Egypt Puah: Son of Issachar, grandson of Jacob Puah: Father of judge Tola