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Pul

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Pul (pŭl), in the Old Testament.

1 Assyrian king, invader of Israel, known as Tiglath-pileser III.

2 African region. Probably the same as Phut Phut , in the Bible, son of Ham and eponym of an African people. It may also be a region, possibly Punt or Libya, and is perhaps the same as Pul (2.) It also appears as Put.
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 or Punt Punt , ancient land S of Egypt accessible by way of the Red Sea. Its exact location has not been identified, but it probably included the Somali coast. Temple reliefs at Deir el Bahari in W Thebes depict an Egyptian expedition to Punt in the reign of Hatshepsut.
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To this day their manners remain the same They have been observed to enter a tent, and actually pul some meat from beneath the head of a sleeping seaman.
 
 
 
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