Distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood, probably, of Bethlehem ([Neh. 7:26](/neh#Neh.7.26); [1 Chr. 2:54](/1chr#1Chr.2.54)). Two of David’s guards were Netophathites ([1 Chr. 27:13](/1chr#1Chr.27.13), [15](/1chr#1Chr.27.15)). It has been identified with the ruins of Metoba, or Um Toba, to the north-east of Bethlehem.