A seaport town in the territory of Dan.
About Joppa
Joppa was a city about 56.3 kilometers (35 miles) northwest of Jerusalem. It served as the main seaport for Jerusalem.
The city stood on a rocky hill about 35.4 meters (116 feet) high. A small cape (a piece of land sticking into the sea) reached out into the water. This made it the only natural harbor on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and the Old Testament town of Acco.
Key References
Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.
Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
All Scripture References (14)
Joshua (1)
Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
2 Chronicles (1)
Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he promised.
Ezra (1)
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
Jonah (1)
Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
Acts (10)
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.