Pul

Pul in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(lord), a country or nation mentioned in Isa 66:19 It is spoken of with distant nations, and is supposed by some to represent the island Philae in Egypt, and by others Libya....

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Pul in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(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 was the throne-name he bore in Babylonia as king of Babylon, and Tiglath-pileser the throne-name he bore as king of Assyria. He was the founde...

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Pul in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Isaiah 66:19. Philae, an island in the Nile, the border between Egypt and Ethiopia (Bochart). Septuagint read Phud. Phut ought to be read for Pal; compare Nahum 3:9. (See PHUT.) An African people is meant by Isaiah (Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 30:5)....

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Pul in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

pul: (1) An Assyrian king (2 Ki 15:19). See TIGLATH-PILESER. (2) An African country and people (Isa 66:19). See PUT....

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Pul in Naves Topical Bible

-1. King of Assyria Forced taxes from Menahem, king of Israel 2Ki 15:19; 1Ch 5:26 -2. A place or tribe in Africa Isa 66:19...

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