Caphtor
Ancient site; 6 competing modern identifications, best supported being Crete.
Placeislandregion5 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Crete757
- Cappadocia43
- Tarsus43
- Cyprus21
- Aegean Islands15
- Karpathos7
Name variants
- Caphtor (27)
- Caphtorim (15)
- Caphtorites (9)
- Crete (5)
- Caphthorim (1)
- Caphtorims (1)
References
Topical references
- People of Caphtor — Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12; Deuteronomy 2:23; Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.