Deu 2:23 | TNotes | STEP | 2:23 The Caphtorites were descendants of Ham and were originally from Crete , a large island south of the Greek peninsula. The Caphtorites are usually identified with the Philistines (see Gen 10:6-14 ; 1 Chr 1:8-12 ). The Philistine presence in Canaan resulted from two separate movements, one in the time of the Hebrew patriarchs (see study note on Gen 21:32) and another that began about 1200 BC (see study notes on Josh 13:2; Judg 3:3). This passage apparently refers to the earlier settlement. • The Avvites were indigenous inhabitants of the lower Mediterranean coastal plain; they were supplanted in Gaza by the early wave of Philistines (cp. Josh 13:2-4 ).

bGen 10:6-14►

c1 Chr 1:8-12►

dJosh 13:2-4►

‏ Deuteronomy 2:23

2:23 ^a The Caphtorites were descendants of Ham and were originally from Crete, a large island south of the Greek peninsula. The Caphtorites are usually identified with the Philistines (see Gen 10:6-14 ^b; 1 Chr 1:8-12 ^c). The Philistine presence in Canaan resulted from two separate movements, one in the time of the Hebrew patriarchs (see study note on Gen 21:32) and another that began about 1200 BC (see study notes on Josh 13:2; Judg 3:3). This passage apparently refers to the earlier settlement.

• The Avvites were indigenous inhabitants of the lower Mediterranean coastal plain; they were supplanted in Gaza by the early wave of Philistines (cp. Josh 13:2-4 ^d).