Pua.
PU'A. See Phuvah.
Puah
Splendid. (1.) One of the two midwives who feared God, and refused to kill the Hebrew male children at their birth (Ex. 1:15-21). (2.) A descendant of Issachar (Judg. 10:1).
Publican,
PUB'LICAN, an inferior collector of the Roman tribute. Matt 18:17. The principal farmers of this revenue were men of great credit and influence, but the under-farmers, or publicans, were remarkable f…
Publius,
PUB'LIUS, the governor of Melita, who received St. Paul when he was shipwrecked off that place. Acts 28:7-8.
Pudens,
PU'DENS, a Christian in Rome who sent a salutation to Timothy through St. Paul. 2 Tim 4:21.
Puhites
PU'HITES, the name of a family descending from Judah. 1 Chr 2:53.
Puhites, The
According to (1 Chronicles 2:53) the “Puhites” or “Puthites” belonged to the families of Kirjath-jearim.
Pul
(1.) An Assyrian king. It has been a question whether he was identical with Tiglath-pileser III. (q.v.), or was his predecessor. The weight of evidence is certainly in favour of their identity. Pul w…
Pulpit,
PUL'PIT, in Neh 8:4, was a platform set up in the open air for the accommodation of Ezra.
Pulse
(Dan. 1:12, 16), R.V. “herbs,” vegetable food in general.
Punishment.
PUN'ISHMENT. The principle of punishment prevalent in all modern criminal codes is simply to protect society against crime. In the penal enactments of the Mosaic Law this principle is present, but on…
Punishments
The earliest theory of punishment current among mankind is doubtless the one of simple retaliation, “blood for blood.” Viewed historically, the first case of punishment for crime mentioned in Scriptu…
Punites
beholding; my face
Punites, The
the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)
Punon
(darkness) one of the halting-places of the Israelite host during the last portion of the wandering. (Numbers 33:42,43) By Eusebius and Jerome, it is identified with Phaeno, which contained the coppe…
Pur
Purim, lot
Pur, Purim
A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical commemoration of Haman’s consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose of ascertaining the auspicious day for e…
Purification
The process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges. The great annua…
Purifications
PURIFICA'TIONS formed a very conspicuous feature among the ritual observances of the Jews, and were performed in various ways, though generally by means of water. Besides their spiritual meaning, ref…
Purim
(lots), the annual festival instituted to commemorate the preservation of the Jews in Persia from the massacre with which they were threatened through the machinations of Haman. (Esther 9:1) ... It w…
Purosh
(flea). The descendants of Parosh, in number 2172, returned front Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:3; Nehemiah 7:8) Another detachment of 150 males, with Zechariah at their head, accompanied Ezra. (E…
Purple
PUR'PLE. The purple dye so famous among the Orientals of ancient days was produced from a species of shellfish peculiar to the Mediterranean Sea. It was highly esteemed also among the Hebrews. The ha…
Purse,
PURSE, a sort of girdle, such as is often found at the present day in Eastern countries. One part of the girdle, sufficient to encompass the body, was sewed double and fastened with a buckle. The oth…
Put, Phut
(1.) One of the sons of Ham (Gen. 10:6). (2.) A land or people from among whom came a portion of the mercenary troops of Egypt, Jer. 46:9 (A.V., “Libyans,” but correctly, R.V., “Put”); Ezek. 27:10; 3…
Put.
PUT. 1 Chr 1:8; Nah 3:9; elsewhere Phut, Phud, Libya, which see.
Puteoli
A city on the coast of Campania, on the north shore of a bay running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Paul landed on his way to Rome, from which it was distant 170 miles. Here he tarried for se…
Putiel
One of the daughters of Putiel was wife of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and mother of Phinehas. (Exodus 6:25) (B.C. before 1481.)
Pygarg.
PY'GARG. Deut 14:5. This is believed to have been some species of antelope, perhaps the addax (Antilope addax).
Pyrrhus,
PYR'RHUS, father of Sopater of Berea, mentioned in Acts 20:4; a genuine name, found in the best Greek texts, though not in the A.V. The father was doubtless a Berean as well as the son, but whether h…
Python
PY'THON, occurring Acts 16:16, margin, was a surname of Apollo, the god of divination in the Greek mythology, and hence applied to all oracular and divinatory spirits. See Divination.