Caphtor
Identified with Crete.
location: likely
Named in 3 tagged verses in 3 books, first at Deuteronomy 2:23.
- Kind
- Island
- Coordinates
- 35.31° N, 24.89° E
- Nearest
- Lasea 41.7 km
- Events
- 2 events
- Tagged in
- 3 verses
Map
Caphtor is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location. The dashed ring marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
Events
2 events told in verses that name Caphtor, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 787 BCProphecies of Amos1 shared verse
- 627 BCProphecies of Jeremiah1 shared verse
Mentions
3 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 3 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Deuteronomy1 verse
- 2:23
And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
Jeremiah1 verse
- 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
Amos1 verse
- 9:7
“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Caphtor, by straight-line distance.