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Person

Pallu

Also called Phallu

Mentioned in 5 verses across 4 books, first in Exodus 6:14. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 1 verse in Exodus, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Exodus

  • Exodus 6:14

    These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Separated, the second son of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:3); called Phallu, Gen. 46:9. He was the father of the Phalluites (Ex. 6:14; Num. 26:5, 8).

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