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Pallu
The second son of Reuben and head of the Palluite clan, named among those who went into Egypt with Jacob and counted in the wilderness census. Dathan and Abiram, who rebelled with Korah against Moses, were of his line.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Family & lineage
Tribe & people
Where in scripture
GenesisExodusNumbers1 ChroniclesThe sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Genesis 46:9 — Son of Reuben
These are the heads of their fathers’ houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
Exodus 6:14
Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
Numbers 26:5
The sons of Pallu: Eliab.
Numbers 26:8
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
1 Chronicles 5:3
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.