Caphtorite settlers in ancient seafaring attire claim a village of simple stone and sod huts on a coastal plain as the previous inhabitants retreat into the distance.

Nation

The Caphtorim

A people descended from Mizraim; Scripture also connects the Caphtorites with the displacement of the Avvim.

Scripture traces this people through Mizraim, Son of Ham.

A people descended from Mizraim; Scripture also connects the Caphtorites with the displacement of the Avvim. Scripture first names the group at Genesis 10:14.

The people in Scripture

A people descended from Mizraim; Scripture also connects the Caphtorites with the displacement of the Avvim.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is Genesis 10:14. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.

Scripture names this people collectively but does not identify an individual member in the current records.