Netophah Explained

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 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

Notes and References

  1. NIV: 2 Samuel 23:28-29
  2. NIV: Ezra 2:22
  3. The Illustrated Bible Dictionary page 1077
  4. http://www.antiquities.org.il/Article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=1496&hist=1 Israel Antiquities Authority