An ancient region mentioned in biblical texts, believed by scholars to be located in the eastern Mediterranean, possibly Crete or the Aegean region.
From Hebrew Caphtor, whose origin is uncertain but possibly related to Egyptian or Semitic roots. The name appears in biblical texts describing the homeland of the Philistines and other maritime peoples.
Archaeologists and Bible scholars still debate whether Caphtor was Crete, Cyprus, or somewhere else entirely—it's one of those historical mysteries that reminds us how much we don't know about ancient Mediterranean civilizations!
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