Putiel
פּוּטִיאֵל/PEW-tee-el/
“Afflicted of God or devoted to El”
Summary
Putiel was the father-in-law of Eleazar the priest, whose daughter bore the famous Phinehas who was zealous for God's honor.
☩Family Connection
Putiel's daughter married Eleazar, the son of Aaron, and became the mother of Phinehas. This made Putiel the grandfather of the zealous priest who stopped the plague at Peor by executing an Israelite man and his Midianite consort, for which he received God's covenant of perpetual priesthood. The Egyptian-sounding name may suggest connections to that land during Israel's sojourn there.
Key verses:Exodus 6:25Numbers 25:7-13
Related Verses1 mention
Exodus· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Putiel," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Putiel," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Putiel," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).