Caphtorim

The Caphtorim were descendants of Mizraim (Egypt), son of Ham, listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10:14 and 1 Chronicles 1:12. They are associated with Caphtor, identified with Crete or the Aegean region, and are noted in Deuteronomy 2:23 as a people who displaced the Avvim from their territory as far as Gaza. The Philistines are also associated with Caphtor (Amos 9:7; Deuteronomy 2:23), suggesting that the Caphtorim were among the ancestors or predecessors of the Sea Peoples who settled Canaan's coast.