Pallu, son of Reuben
The name Pallu means “marvelous; hidden.” Pallu is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 46:9. Also called Phallu.
Family of Pallu
Who was Pallu?
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).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Pallu
- Genesis 46:9
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
- Exodus 6:14
These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
- Numbers 26:5
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
- Numbers 26:8
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
- 1 Chronicles 5:3
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.