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Put

People & Groups • Old Testament
Put was both a son of Ham and the name of a people or land associated with Africa and the forces of Egypt and Tyre. Put’s warriors are mentioned as shield-bearers and soldiers.
Biblical Usage
Put is listed among Ham’s sons. Warriors from Put appear as shield-bearers in association with Egypt, as helpers of No-amon, and among the troops of Tyre together with Persia and Lud.
Scripture References
1 Chronicles 1:8 Nahum 3:9