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

Biblical Importance

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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

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References

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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
  4. ^ Israel Antiquities Authority