Pul

A name given to Tiglath-pileser, the Assyrian ruler from 745 to 727 BC, when he became King of Babylon in 729 BC. He ruled Babylon until 727 BC. (2 Kings 15:19; 1 Chronicles 5:26). The meaning of the name is unknown, and Assyrian manuscripts do not mention it. Some scholars suggest that Pul was the original name of Tiglath-pileser.

See Tiglath-pileser.

An African people mentioned only in the King James Version of Isaiah 66:19. Their connection with Tarshish and Lud gives strong support that “Pul” is a copyist error for “Put” (as in various Greek manuscripts). They were a people related to the Egyptians and could be a subculture of Libyans.

See Put (Place).