Keraia
People

Pallu

Pallu was a son of Reuben and the ancestor of the Palluite clan within the tribe of Reuben.

The name Pallu means “marvelous; hidden”

MaleTribe of ReubenEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament4 books5 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Genesis 46:9; referred to as Pallu (פַּלּוּא) or Palluite (פַּלֻּאִי); son of Reuben; a brother of Hanoch, Hezron and Carmi; father of Eliab.

Glossary entries

Pallu, Palluite Phallu

Family members

Father

Reuben

Siblings

Carmi Hanoch Hezron

Children

Eliab

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 46:9
    The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
  2. Exodus 6:14
    These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
  3. Numbers 26:5
    Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
  4. Numbers 26:8
    Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
  5. 1 Chronicles 5:3
    The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.