Netophah was a city or group of villages near the town of Bethlehem.
Biblical Importance
editNetophah is mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:28-29 as a home of some of David's finest men, and is also mentioned in Ezra 2:22 and 1 Chronicles 9:16 as a place to which the returning exiles came.[1][2]
Although it is certain that the place was near Bethlehem, the modern site cannot be identified.[3] Some scholars have identified it with modern-day Umm Tuba.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ NIV: 2 Samuel 23:28-29
- ^ NIV: Ezra 2:22
- ^ The Illustrated Bible Dictionary page 1077 ISBN 978-0-85110-628-1
- ^ Israel Antiquities Authority
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