Joppa (Easton)

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Beauty, a town in the portion of Dan (Joshua 19:46; A.V., 'Japho'), on a sandy promontory between Caesarea and Gaza, and at a distance of 30 miles north-west from Jerusalem. It is one of the oldest towns in Asia. It was and still is the chief sea-port of Judea. It was never wrested from the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter J Bible Dictionaries Joppa Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Jonathan Next Entry Joram Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Joppa Thompson Chain Reference Joppa Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Joppa Dictionaries American Tract Society Joppa Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Joppa Easton's Bible Dictionary Joppa Fausset Bible Dictionary Joppa Holman Bible Dictionary Joppa Hitchcock Bible Names Joppa Hastings' BibleDictionary Joppa Hastings' NT Dictionary Joppa Morrish Bible Dictionary Joppa, Sea of Joppa Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Joppa People's Bible Dictionary Joppa Smith Bible Dictionary Joppa Watson's Theological Dictionary Joppa Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Joppa International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Joppa Sea of Joppa Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Joppa McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Joppa Joppa (2) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Joppa The Jewish Encyclopedia Joppa Lexicons ܝܳܘܦ݁ܺܐ Ἰόππη יָפוֹ Beauty, a town in the portion of Dan ( Joshua 19:46 ; A.V., "Japho"), on a sandy promontory between Caesarea and Gaza, and at a distance of 30 miles north-west from Jerusalem. It is one of the oldest towns in Asia. It was and still is the chief sea-port of Judea. It was never wrested from the Phoenicians. It became a Jewish town only in the second century B.C. It was from this port that Jonah "took ship to flee from the presence of the Lord" ( Jonah 1:3 ). To this place also the wood cut in Lebanon by Hiram's men for Solomon was brought in floats ( 2 Chronicles 2:16 ); and here the material for the building of the second temple was also landed ( Ezra 3:7 ). At Joppa, in the house of Simon the tanner, "by the sea-side," Peter resided "many days," and here, "on the house-top," he had his "vision of tolerance" ( Acts 9:36-43 ). It bears the modern name of Jaffa, and exibituds all the decrepitude and squalor of cities ruled over by the Turks. "Scarcely any other town has been so often overthrown, sacked, pillaged, burned, and rebuilt." Its present population is said to be about 16,000. It was taken by the French under Napoleon in 1799, who gave orders for the massacre here of 4,000 prisoners. It is connected with Jerusalem by the only carriage road that exists in the country, and also by a railway completed in 1892. It is noticed on monuments B.C. 1600-1300, and was attacked by Sannacharib B.C. 702.

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