Joppa
This is St.Peter's Church in Joppa (aka, Jaffa or Yafo)
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Joppa (alt. Jaffa,Yafo) is part of the present day Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Located on the Mediterranean, it was a seaport even in ancient times. The earliest known reference to Joppa is found in inscriptions on the wall of Karnak temple in Egypt. In it, Thutmose III (ruled circa 1483 to 1450 B.C., sometimes written as Tuthmosis III) boasts of capturing a number of cities in Israel, including Joppa.
There are Old and New Testament references to Joppa...
Jonah 1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. (NIV)
Acts 9:36-43 Tells the story of the resurrection of Tabitha, aka Dorcas
Acts 10:5-6 Simon Peter stayed here with Simon the Tanner. Amazingly, excavations in Joppa have found that it was the site of a first century Roman era tannery. The artifacts that were found do not identify Simon, but it is not improbable that the location found could be his house.
Joppa
This is St.Peter's Church in Joppa (aka, Jaffa or Yafo)
Be sure to look at this picture in the "Original Size" setting.
Joppa (alt. Jaffa,Yafo) is part of the present day Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Located on the Mediterranean, it was a seaport even in ancient times. The earliest known reference to Joppa is found in inscriptions on the wall of Karnak temple in Egypt. In it, Thutmose III (ruled circa 1483 to 1450 B.C., sometimes written as Tuthmosis III) boasts of capturing a number of cities in Israel, including Joppa.
There are Old and New Testament references to Joppa...
Jonah 1:3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. (NIV)
Acts 9:36-43 Tells the story of the resurrection of Tabitha, aka Dorcas
Acts 10:5-6 Simon Peter stayed here with Simon the Tanner. Amazingly, excavations in Joppa have found that it was the site of a first century Roman era tannery. The artifacts that were found do not identify Simon, but it is not improbable that the location found could be his house.