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    Netophah

    נְטֹפָה

    Netophah was a town in Judah, known as the hometown of several notable individuals in the Bible.

    Where the story of Netophah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Netophah, framed to them: Netophah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Netophah
    Where the gazetteer locates Netophah
    verses
    12
    first named
    2 Samuel 23:28
    last named
    Nehemiah 12:28
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.67°N · 35.22°E
    settlement31.67°N · 35.22°E

    Khirbet Badd Faluh (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Netophah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Netophah was a town in Judah, located near Bethlehem. It is mentioned several times in the Bible, particularly in connection with the people who lived there. Some of the inhabitants of Netophah returned from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:22; Neh. 7:26). The town was also the hometown of several notable figures, including two of David's mighty men, Maharai and Heleb (2Sam. 23:28-29; 1Chr. 11:30; 27:13, 15), and a Levite named Shemaiah (1Chr. 9:16). Additionally, some Levites from Netophah participated in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah (Neh. 12:28). The "sons of the prophets" from Netophah are mentioned in the context of Gedaliah's governorship after the fall of Jerusalem (2Kgs. 25:23; Jer. 40:8).

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 6 books. The name is written 13 times in them.

    1. 2 Samuel2 verses

      23:2823:29

    2. 2 Kings1 verse

      25:23

    3. 1 Chronicles5 verses

      2:549:1611:3027:1327:15

    4. Ezra1 verse

      2:22

    5. Nehemiah2 verses

      7:2612:28

    6. Jeremiah1 verse

      40:8

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    Where this page goes

    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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