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Bookmark or Share- Joppa - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible GatewayJoppa was one of the earliest cities to have a Christian congregation. Its most famous member was Tabitha, or Dorcas. She was the church’s best social worker, and was raised from the dead by Peter ( Acts 9:36-42 ).
- Bible Map: JoppaAtlas. Joppa and surrounding area. Maps Created using Biblemapper 3.0. Additional data from OpenBible.info. Occurrences. Joshua 19:46 Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa. 2 Chronicles 2:16 and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you shall need; and we will bring it to you in floats by sea to Joppa; and you shall ...
- What is the significance of Joppa in the Bible ...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. In Joppa, Jonah boarded a ship to Tarshish, but the Lord had other plans for him and eventually got him to Nineveh where he belonged.
- Joppa (BiblePlaces.com)Tel Aviv. 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.
- JoppaJoppa collaborates with community partners, helps homeless people access existing resources, and mobilizes private donations from families, churches and organizations to meet unmet needs in homeless services, housing and education.
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