Put
Ancient site; 2 competing modern identifications, best supported being Cyrene.
Placeregionsettlement6 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.
- Cyrene632
- Djibouti38
Name variants
- Put (39)
- Libya (11)
- Pul (5)
- Libyans (4)
- Phut (1)
References
Topical references
- 1. Son of Ham — Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:8
- 2. The descendants of Phut, or the country inhabited by them — Ezekiel 27:10; Nahum 3:9
- (Margin) — Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 30:5; Ezekiel 38:5
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.