Phut, son of Ham
Phut is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 10:6. Also called Put.
Family of Phut
Who was Phut?
Phut is placed between Egypt and Canaan in Gen. 10:6, and elsewhere we find the people of Phut described as mercenaries in the armies of Egypt and Tyre (Jer. 46:9; Ezek. 30:5; 27:10). In a fragment of the annuals of Nebuchadrezzar which records his invasion of Egypt, reference is made to “Phut of the Ionians.”
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Phut
- Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Ezekiel 27:10
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.