Our Daily Devotional

PUTEOLI (lat.: “small fountains”). Two days after arriving in Rhegium, the ship carrying Paul arrived at Puteoli, which was then an important maritime city. The apostle found Christians there, and enjoyed their hospitality (Acts 28:13).

PUT Name of a nation related to the Egyptians and neighbors of their country (Gen. 10:6). Put is mentioned with Egypt and other African countries, especially Libya (Nah. 3:9) and Lud (Ez. 27:10; Is. 66:19

PURPLE A coloring substance that is extracted from various species of mollusks. The ancient Tyrians used two types of them: the “Murex trunculus”, from which the bluish purple was extracted, and the “Murex brandaris”, which

PURIM (Heb., plural of “luck”). Haman cast lots to determine a day of good omen for the destruction of the Jews. As Haman’s designs were undone, the liberation of the Jews was marked by an

PURIFICATION, PURITY In the Mosaic Law four ways to purify oneself from contamination were indicated: (a) Purification of contamination contracted by touching a dead person (Num. 19; cf. Num. 5:2, 3), (b) Purification from impurity

FLEA Diptera insect, Heb. “parosh” (1 Sam. 24:15; 26:20). In Palestine they constitute such a scourge that a proverb states that their king lives in Tiberias with his court.

PUL King of Assyria who invaded Israel during the reign of Manahem, who gave him a thousand talents to confirm him in the kingdom (2 Kings 15:19; 1 Chron. 5:26). Pul has been identified among

PORT (Heb. “hõph”: Gen. 49:13; “machoz”, “refuge”: Ps. 107:30; Gr. “limên”, “port”: Acts 27:12. The Gr. term was used for designate a port. Instead, the primary meaning of “hõph” is “shore” or “coast”; cf. Deut.

DOOR (a) The fortified cities and palaces had one or more gates that allowed the entry and exit of their inhabitants and that prevented, if necessary, the entry of the enemy. They often had powerful