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3 articles found for “Phuvah”

• Puvah

  Puvah was the second son of Issachar and a grandson of Jacob. He was the ancestor of the Punite family within the tribe of Issachar, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and appears only in genealogies.

• Shimron

  Shimron was the fourth son of Issachar, the son of Jacob, and the ancestor of the Shimronite family (clan) within the tribe of Issachar. In the Bible his name appears only in genealogies.

• Purah

  Purah was Gideon's servant in the Old Testament Book of Judges. On the night before the battle against Midian, he went down with Gideon close to the enemy camp and overheard what the soldiers there were saying (Judges 7:10-11).