Dor
Dor, also known as Naphath-dor, was a Canaanite city allotted to Manasseh but not fully conquered.
The name Dor means “generation, habitation”
PlaceOld Testament4 books6 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at Joshua 12:23; referred to as Dor (דֹּאר) or Naphath/-dor (נֶ֫פֶת דֹּאר).
Location
- Identified as
- Tel Dor
- Certainty
- Likely (86% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 32.617° N, 34.916° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- דֹּארDor
- נֶ֫פֶת+H1756H«H1756=דֹּארNaphath-dor
Mentions
- Joshua 11:2נֶ֫פֶת+H1756H«H1756=דֹּאר · Naphath-dor…to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
- Joshua 12:23דֹּאר · Dor; נֶ֫פֶת+H1756H«H1756=דֹּאר · Naphath-dor…the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
- Joshua 17:11דֹּאר · DorWithin Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- Judges 1:27דֹּאר · DorAt that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
- 1 Kings 4:11נֶ֫פֶת+H1756H«H1756=דֹּאר · Naphath-dorBen-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
- 1 Chronicles 7:29דֹּאר · DorAnd along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.