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- Jaffa - Wikipedia
Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, romanized: Yāfō, pronounced [jaˈfo] ⓘ; Arabic: يَافَا, romanized: Yāfā, pronounced [ˈjaːfaː]), also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part
- What is the significance of Joppa in the Bible? - GotQuestions. org
Joppa is the city to which Jonah fled after the Lord told him to go to Nineveh (Jonah 1:1–3) He went to Joppa, a harbor city, where he knew he could find a ship sailing in the opposite direction
- What Is the Significance of the City of Joppa in the Bible?
Joppa holds a significant role in the story of Jonah The Old Testament account confirms Joppa as an ancient port city, for it was there that Jonah found the ship which took him in the opposite direction from God’s calling
- Bible Map: Joppa
"The gate of Joppa" is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (214, 32 f; compare 178, 20), as guarded by an Egyptian officer for Amenhotep IV It was conquered by Thothmes III, and old Egyptian records speak of the excellence of its gardens and fruit trees
- Joppa (BiblePlaces. com)
The biblical town of Joppa is today known as Jaffa This was the main port of the coast before the Israelis constructed the ports of Haifa and Ashdod The modern city of Tel Aviv was founded on the outskirts of Jaffa in 1909 and today, it encompasses the ancient city
- Where Is Joppa in the Bible? - Christianity
Joppa in the Bible, also referred to by its Hebrew name “Japho” in some translations, was an important Judean seaport on the Mediterranean coast
- Definition of Joppa in the Bible
Joppa, during the New Testament period, was a part of the Roman province of Judea The city experienced the first miraculous raising of the dead by one of Jesus' disciples when Peter brought a generous woman named Dorcas back to life (Acts 9:36 - 40)! This rare event caused many to become Christians and form the basis of a new church (verse 42)
- Joppa - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway
Joppa had a brief but complex military history in the Maccabean period At Joppa, Antiochus IV Epiphanes landed his army with plans to enforce the Hellenization of Jerusalem, where later he plundered the temple
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