Pau
Ancient site; 4 competing modern identifications, best supported being Wadi Fai.
Placesettlement2 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Wadi Fai367
- Tall Iktanu0
- Khirbet el Muhatta-8
- Khirbet Ayun Musa-9
Names
- Pau — פָּעוּ pau “groaning, bleating” (H6464) · Φογωρ Phogōr — Genesis 36:39
Name variants
- Pau (12)
- Pai (8)
References
Topical references
- A city in Edom — 1 Chronicles 1:50
- Called PAU in — Genesis 36:39
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.