Japhleti
Japhleti (jăflē´tī), in the Bible, clan, in a region between Ataroth-adar and lower Beth-horon, probably in the vicinity of the present-day Ramallah (West Bank). It was either of Canaanite origin or of the tribe of Asher.
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