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Japhleti

הַיַּפְלֵטִי/JAF-leh-ty/

“The Japhletite(s)”

Summary

A clan that bordered on the territory of Joseph, mentioned as a landmark on the southern boundary of Ephraim.

☩Identification

The Japhletites (Hebrew ha-yaphleti) are mentioned as bordering on the territory of Joseph on its southern boundary (Joshua 16:3). This clan is not mentioned elsewhere in Scripture, and their exact location is unknown. The name may refer to some ancient tribe formerly inhabiting that area, possibly descendants of Japhlet of the tribe of Asher.

Key verses:Joshua 16:3

Related Verses1 mention

Joshua· 1 verse

16:3

References

  1. 1.James Orr (ed.), "Japhleti," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Japhleti," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).