Naphoth-dor

Naphoth-dor is a region and settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Dor (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Joshua

• Joshua 11:2
  And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
• Joshua 12:23
  The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
• Joshua 17:11
  And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 4:11
  The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.