Biblical place
Where was Nephtoah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Lifta.
First appears in Joshua 15:9 · 1 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Opened, a fountain and a stream issuing from it on the border between Judah and Benjamin (Josh. 15:8, 9; 18:15). It has been identified with ‘Ain Lifta, a spring about 2 1/2 miles north-west of Jerusalem.
Nephtoah is represented in the local geography layer as Lifta. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:9 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Nephtoah today
Travel to Nephtoah, the modern-day Lifta.
Nephtoah is commonly identified with Lifta, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Nephtoah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions