Caphtorites
Peoples descended from Mizraim
The Caphtorites were one of the peoples descended from Mizraim (Egypt) in the table of nations. The name is linked to Caphtor (often identified with Crete), which the Bible elsewhere associates with the origin of the Philistines.
Familie
Schlüsselereignisse
Mentioned in the table of nations
The Caphtorites are listed among Mizraim's descendants in the genealogy of Ham.
14the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorim.
וְֽאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִ֞ים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצְא֥וּ מִשָּׁ֛ם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ ס