Person Old Testament
Puah
Puah, the son of Dodo from the tribe of Issachar, who's son Tola judged Israel after Abimelech. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Judges 10:1.
Why it matters. Father of judge Tola
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Puah
Puah's son Tola was a minor judge of Israel mentioned briefly in Jdg.10.1. He was the son of Dodo and came from the tribe of Issachar. After the death of Abimelech, who had ruled Israel for three years following the time of Gideon, Puah's son arose to judge Israel. He is described as being from Issachar and living in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. The text does not provide any details about the length of Puah's judgeship or the specific events that occurred during his time as a judge.
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
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Judges (1 verse)