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Where is Caphtor in the Bible?

Caphtor in the Bible refers to the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, located southeast of Greece. The Scriptures identify Caphtor as the original homeland of the Philistines, who eventually migrated to the coast of Canaan where they became Israel's persistent adversaries (Deuteronomy 2:23, Amos 9:7). The prophets Jeremiah and Amos reference Caphtor when describing God's judgment and the movement of ancient peoples. In the New Testament, the apostle Paul visited Crete, the biblical Caphtor, where he left Titus to oversee the churches planted there (Titus 1:5). Caphtor's significance in Scripture lies in its role as the ancestral source of the Philistines and later as a place where the gospel was established.