Person Old Testament
Pallu
Also known as Pallu =ESV, NIV, KJV; Phallu =KJV, Palluite
Pallu was a son of Reuben and the ancestor of the Palluite clan within the tribe of Reuben. Mentioned in 5 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 46:9.
Why it matters. Son of Reuben, ancestor of the Palluites
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Pallu
Pallu was one of the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (or 'Jacob') (Gen.46.9; Exo.6.14; 1Ch.5.3). He is mentioned in the genealogies of Reuben, which list the descendants of Reuben and their clans. Pallu's descendants formed the Palluite clan within the tribe of Reuben (Num.26.5, 8). The Palluites were one of the clans that made up the tribe of Reuben during the wilderness wanderings and the settlement of the Promised Land. The mention of Pallu and his descendants in these genealogies highlights the importance of family lineage and tribal identity in the organization and history of the Israelite community.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 5 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.