Netophah

Netophah was a city or group of villages near the town of Bethlehem.

Biblical Importance

Netophah 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 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]

References

^ NIV: 2 Samuel 23:28-29
^ NIV: Ezra 2:22
^ The Illustrated Bible Dictionary page 1077 ISBN 978-0-85110-628-1

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[1] NIV: 2 Samuel 23:28-29

[2] NIV: Ezra 2:22

[3] The Illustrated Bible Dictionary page 1077 ISBN 978-0-85110-628-1

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