Caphtor in the Bible (Jer. 47.4, Amos 9.7) is usually accepted to be derived from the Egyptian ‘Keftiu’, which means ‘pillar’. Furthermore, most scholars today consider Caphtor/Keftiu to refer to Minoan Crete, which is thought by some to have been associated with Atlantis. However, Cappadocia, Pelusium and the island of Kythera have all had support as the identity of Caphtor.
However, Immanuel Velikovsky has pointed out(a) that if Caphtor is not another name for Cyprus, then it is the only large island in the region that has no biblical name. This possible Cyprus connection is discussed on the Internet. It might also be worth considering that the Bible also fails to mention structures as remarkable as the pyramids, although it is highly probable that they existed while the Israelites sojourned there.
