Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:22
The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
22. Netophah ] According to 1Ch 9:16 a town inhabited by priests, the birthplace of two of David’s heroes, Mahari and Haled, 2Sa 23:28-29, and of Seraiah, one of Gedaliah’s supporters, 2Ki 25:23; Jer 40:8 (Ephai). It has been identified by some with Beit Nettf, 20 miles W. of Bethlehem. But its place in the list between Bethlehem and Anathoth does not favour this theory. In the map of Palestine issued by the Pal. Explor. Fund it is placed due S. of Jerusalem, on the road to Bethlehem, between Mar Elias and Rachel’s Tomb.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on Ezr 2:3].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Netophah: 2Sa 23:28, 1Ch 2:54, Neh 7:26. Neh 7:188, Jer 40:8