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Caphtor
Morrish Bible Dictionary
The country from which, beside the Caphtorim, came some of the Philistines. They sprang from Mizraim, son of Ham. Deuteronomy 2:23; Amos 9:7 . In Jeremiah 47:4 the 'isles,' margin , may only signify 'maritime border.' Caphtor is supposed to be somewhere in Egypt, but has not been identified. See CASLUHIM
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Caphtor'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/c/caphtor.html. 1897.