An ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast, the seaport nearest to Jerusalem. The name appears in Joshua, 2 Chronicles, Ezra and 2 more in the King James text.
About Joppa
An ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast, the seaport nearest to Jerusalem.
Its place in the story
In Joppa Peter raised the disciple Tabitha, also called Dorcas, from the dead. While staying there he saw the vision of the sheet lowered from heaven that prepared him to preach to the Gentiles.
Joppa in Scripture (KJV)
“And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.”
“And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.”
“They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.”
“But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.”
“Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.”
“And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.”
An ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast, the seaport nearest to Jerusalem. The name appears in Joshua, 2 Chronicles, Ezra and 2 more in the King James text.
What happened at Joppa?
In Joppa Peter raised the disciple Tabitha, also called Dorcas, from the dead. While staying there he saw the vision of the sheet lowered from heaven that prepared him to preach to the Gentiles.