Bible Dictionary · P
Put, Phut
(1.) One of the sons of Ham (Gen 10:6).
(2.) A land or people from among whom came a portion of the mercenary troops of Egypt, Jer 46:9 (A.V., “Libyans,” but correctly, R.V., “Put”); Ezek 27:10; Ezek 30:5 (A.V., “Libya;” R.V., “Put”); Ezek 38:5; Nah 3:9.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
