{
  "id": "dict_004270",
  "term": "Paruah",
  "slug": "paruah",
  "letter": "P",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Paruah is a minor Old Testament personal name, known only as the father of Jehoshaphat, one of Solomon’s district officials.",
  "simple_one_line": "A minor Old Testament name mentioned in Solomon’s administrative list.",
  "tooltip_text": "Paruah is a biblical personal name appearing in 1 Kings 4:17.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Jehoshaphat (son of Paruah)",
    "Solomon",
    "1 Kings 4"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "district governors",
    "Solomon’s administration",
    "personal names in the Old Testament"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Paruah is a minor Old Testament personal name mentioned in Solomon’s administrative records. Scripture identifies him only as the father of Jehoshaphat, one of the officials appointed over a district.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A biblical personal name appearing once in connection with Solomon’s kingdom administration.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Mentioned in 1 Kings 4:17",
    "Identified as the father of Jehoshaphat",
    "Known from a historical list, not from a narrative account"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Paruah is an Old Testament personal name mentioned in connection with Jehoshaphat son of Paruah, one of Solomon’s appointed district officials. The text provides no further biographical or theological detail.",
  "description_academic_full": "Paruah is a minor Old Testament personal name appearing in the administrative list from Solomon’s reign. He is identified only as the father of Jehoshaphat, one of the officials responsible for providing provisions for the king and his household (1 Kings 4:17). Scripture does not develop Paruah as a theological figure or narrative character; the name is preserved as part of the historical record of Solomon’s administration.",
  "background_biblical_context": "1 Kings 4 lists Solomon’s officials and district governors, illustrating the organization and reach of his kingdom. Paruah is mentioned only indirectly through his son Jehoshaphat.",
  "background_historical_context": "The reference belongs to the administrative structure of Solomon’s reign, when the kingdom was organized into districts for taxation and supply. Paruah’s name survives as part of that royal record.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient genealogical and administrative lists often preserved family names even when the individuals themselves played no direct narrative role. Paruah is such a preserved name.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Kings 4:17"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "No other clear biblical text is associated with Paruah."
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The Hebrew personal name is transliterated as Paruah; the biblical text preserves it as a family name in an administrative list.",
  "theological_significance": "Paruah has no direct theological teaching attached to him. His significance is historical, showing the detailed administrative memory preserved in Scripture.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper name, Paruah does not express a doctrine or concept. His value in the canon is documentary: Scripture records real people within real historical administration.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not infer more about Paruah than the text states. He is known only by name and relation to Jehoshaphat in Solomon’s official list.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no substantive interpretive debate about Paruah himself; the main issue is simply identification as a personal name rather than a theological term.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Paruah should not be treated as a doctrinal category, symbolic figure, or allegorical type. The text supports only a historical identification.",
  "practical_significance": "Paruah reminds readers that Scripture includes even brief, ordinary historical details. Such details reinforce the concreteness and reliability of the biblical record.",
  "meta_description": "Paruah is a minor Old Testament personal name mentioned in 1 Kings 4:17 as the father of Jehoshaphat, one of Solomon’s district officials.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/paruah/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/paruah.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}