Netophah
Netophah is a settlement mentioned in 8 verses. Its most likely location is Khirbet Badd Faluh.
Where is Netophah?
Approx. 31.6676, 35.2210 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Badd Faluh | settlement | Medium |
Netophah in the Bible dictionary
Distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood, probably, of Bethlehem (Neh. 7:26; 1 Chr. 2:54). Two of David’s guards were Netophathites (1 Chr. 27:13, 15). It has been identified with the ruins of Metoba, or Um Toba, to the north-east of Bethlehem.
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Verses that mention Netophah
- 2 Samuel 23:28
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
- 2 Samuel 23:29
Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
- 1 Chronicles 9:16
And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
- 1 Chronicles 11:30
Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
- 1 Chronicles 27:13
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- 1 Chronicles 27:15
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
- Ezra 2:22
The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
- Nehemiah 7:26
The men of Beth–lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.