Puthites פּוּתִי

Group H6336 1 book

A clan from the tribe of Judah

Biography

The Puthites were a clan mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah (1Ch.2.53). They are listed among the descendants of Salma, who was from the lineage of Caleb, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Num.13.6). The Puthites, along with the Shumathites and the Mishraites, were clans that originated from Kiriath-jearim, a city in Judah.

In Scripture

1 biblical book

1 Chronicles 1 verse

1 Chronicles 2:53

"The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites."

Names & Aliases

Form	Language	Script	Strong's
Group	Hebrew	פּוּתִי	H6336

Encyclopedia Article

Puthites

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

pu'-ti-el (puTi'el, "contemned by El"): Father of the wife of Eleazar, Aaron's son, and thus grandfather of Phinehas, Eleazar's son (Ex 6:25).

See PHINEHAS, (3).

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