Smith's Bible Dictionary Put Phut(a bow) the third name in the list of the sons of Ham (Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8) elsewhere applied to an African country or people. The few mentions of Phut in the Bible clearly indicate a country or people of Africa, and, it must be added, probably not far from Egypt. (Isaiah 66:19; Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 27:10; 30:5; 38:5; Nahum 3:9) Some identify it with Libya, in the northern part Africa near the Mediterranean Sea; others, as Mr. Poole, with Nubia, south of Egypt. Strong's Hebrew 6316. Put -- a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land... Phut, Put. Of foreign origin; Put, a son of Ham, also the name of his descendants or their region, and of a Persian tribe -- Phut, Put. << 6315, 6316. ... /hebrew/6316.htm - 6k |
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