Bible Person

Puah

Meaning: mouth; corner; bush of hair · Male · 1 cross reference

This Puah entry refers to the ancestor of Tola in Judges 10:1, not to the Hebrew midwife in Exodus 1. He belongs to the family background of a judge who arises in Israel after Abimelech. First appears in Judg 10:1.1

AI summary: This Puah matters because his single cross reference supports the identity of Tola within a remembered tribal line. Even a brief paternal notice helps root the judges period in real family continuity rather than isolated episodes. Taken together, the material presents this Puah as a familial source in the line of Tola.1

Central Figure

Puah

Meaning: mouth; corner; bush of hair

A descendant of Issachar (Judg.