This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
- Tiglath-pileser: Assyrian king who conquered parts of Israel
- Libya: A country in North Africa
Definition
of foreign origin; Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe
Traditional renderings: Pul.
Traditional renderings: Pul.
Glossary entries
Libya, Libyans Put (Place) Tiglath-Pileser Tilgath-pilneser Lubim Pul
Where it occurs
Occurrences
4 total
- 2 Kings 15:19 (2×)פ֤וּל · Then Pul; לְפ֔וּל · PulThen Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26פּ֣וּל · of PulSo the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
- Isaiah 66:19פּ֥וּל · PutI will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.