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14 the Pathrusim,[a] the Casluhim, and the Caphtorim from whom the Philistines came.

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  1. 10:14 The Pathrusim: the people of Upper (southern) Egypt; cf. Is 11:11; Jer 44:1; Ez 29:14; 30:13. Caphtorim: Crete; for Caphtor as the place of origin of the Philistines, cf. Dt 2:23; Am 9:7; Jer 47:4.

14 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines(A) came) and Caphtorites.(B)

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(from the stream adjoining Egypt to the boundary of Ekron in the north is reckoned Canaanite territory, though held by the five lords of the Philistines in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron);

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from the Shihor River(A) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron(B) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers(C) in Gaza, Ashdod,(D) Ashkelon,(E) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites(F)

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23 Avvim, Parah, Ophra,

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12 Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from whom the Philistines sprang.

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12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

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Because of the day that is coming
    to destroy all the Philistines
And cut off from Tyre and Sidon[a]
    the last of their allies.
Yes, the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
    the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.(A)

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  1. 47:4 Tyre and Sidon: Phoenician seaports allied commercially with the Philistines and often rebelling against Nebuchadnezzar; cf. 27:1–4. After the capture of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar carried out a partially successful thirteen-year siege of Tyre. Caphtor: Crete and other Aegean islands, points of origin for the Philistines and other sea peoples; cf. Am 9:7.

For the day has come
    to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
    who could help Tyre(A) and Sidon.(B)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(C)
    the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[a](D)

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  1. Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete

Are you not like the Ethiopians to me,
    O Israelites?—oracle of the Lord
Did I not bring the Israelites from the land of Egypt
    as I brought the Philistines from Caphtor
    and the Arameans[a] from Kir?

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  1. 9:7 The Ethiopians…the Philistines…the Arameans: although Israel’s relationship to the Lord was special, even unique in some respects (3:2), Israel was not the only people on earth that God cared for. Striking here is the reference to divine intervention in the history of the Philistines and Arameans, not unlike the Lord’s saving intervention to bring Israel out of Egypt. Caphtor: the island of Crete.

“Are not you Israelites
    the same to me as the Cushites[a]?”(A)
declares the Lord.
“Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt,
    the Philistines(B) from Caphtor[b](C)
    and the Arameans from Kir?(D)

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  1. Amos 9:7 That is, people from the upper Nile region
  2. Amos 9:7 That is, Crete