The country from which, beside the Caphtorim, came some of the Philistines. They sprang from Mizraim, son of Ham. Deuteronomy 2:23; Amos 9:7 . In Jeremiah 47:4 the 'isles,' margin , may only signify 'maritime border.' Caphtor is supposed to be somewhere in Egypt, but has not been identified. See CASLUHIM