Easton's Bible Dictionary
Phut is placed between Egypt and Canaan in Genesis 10:6 , and elsewhere we find
the people of Phut described as mercenaries in the armies of Egypt and Tyre (
Jeremiah 46:9 ; Ezekiel 30:5 ; 27:10 ). In a fragment of the annuals of Nebuchadrezzar
which records his invasion of Egypt, reference is made to "Phut of the Ionians."
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a bow) The third name in the list of the sons of Ham
( Genesis 10:6 ; 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) elsewhere applied to an African country or
people. The few mentions of Phut in the Bible clearly indicate a country or people
of Africa, and, it must be added, probably not far from Egypt. ( Isaiah 66:19
; Jeremiah 46:9 ; Ezekiel 27:10 ; 30:5 ; 38:5 ; Nahum 3:9 ) Some identify it with
Libya, in the northern part Africa near the Mediterranean Sea; others, as Mr.
Poole, with Nubia, south of Egypt.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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