Encyclopedia entry
Paruah
Flourishing, the father of Jehoshaphat, appointed to provide monthly supplies for Solomon from the tribe of Issachar (1 Kings 4:17).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(flourishing), the father of Jehoshaphat, Solomon’s commissariat officer in Issachar. (1 Kings 4:17) (B.C. about 1017.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Paruah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 4:17
Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;
Scripture on Paruah
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Paruah references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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