Joppa, Jaffa, Yafo, Israel Biblical Overview & Tour! Jonah, Simon the Tanner, Peter, Philip, Dorcus

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See all the sites and a biblical tour of all that happened in Joppa, Israel, also called Jaffa or Yafo.

The Prophet Jonah sailed from here, logs came from Lebanon to Joppa to build the second temple in Jerusalem, Dorcas was raised from the dead here, Peter received a vision to take the gospel to the Gentiles in Caesarea here, plus much more.

Location
1. Joppa is located about 45 miles (72 km.) west of Jerusalem.
2. It is located on a hill and has a strategic location on the crossroads of Israel, and the main travel routes linking Africa with Asia and Europe. This travel route was called the “Via Maris.”

Historical Background
1. Joppa, Jaffa was the main seaport and entry gate to Israel for thousands of years until just before the time of Christ when Herod the Great built another seaport at Caesarea, about 35 miles (56 km.) north of Joppa.
2. Legend holds that the founder of Joppa (also called Jaffa) was Japheth, one of Noah’s sons.
3. Joppa was inhabited by the Canaanites, the Egyptians, the Israelites, the Greeks, Romans, and continuing until modern times.
4. Joppa (Jaffa or Yafo), is one of the oldest port cities in the land of Israel and the Mediterranean area.
5. The seaport of Joppa is where the trees of Lebanon arrived that Solomon used to build the Temple in Jerusalem around 950 BC (2 Chronicles 2:16).
6. Joppa was also the seaport from which King Solomon’s ships came and went on their journeys around the known world at that time.
7. Joppa, Jaffa was the seaport from which Jonah sailed when he attempted to disobey the Lord’s calling and flee to Tarshish rather than preach a message of repentance to the Ninevites (Jonah 1:3).
8. Joppa, Jaffa was the seaport where logs arrived for rebuilding the second temple after the return of the Israelites from their deportations in about 535 BC (Ezra 3:7).
9. After preaching to the Ethiopian Eunuch, Philip the Evangelist passed through Joppa preaching the gospel on his way to Caesarea (Acts 8:39–40).
10. Joppa was the place a famous woman, Dorcas, lived and was raised from the dead (Acts 9:36-43).
11. Simon the Tanner lived in Joppa, and it was the place the Apostle Peter was staying when he received the vision to take the Gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 10:9-15).

Places of Interest
1. Simon the Tanner's House
2. Egyptian Fortress built by Ramses II, in about 1250 BC.
3. Tel Joppa (Jaffa, Yafo)
4. St. Peter's Monastery
5. Old City Joppa
6. Abrasha Park
7. The Suspended Orange Tree
8. Old Seaport
9. Alma Beach by Joppa
10. Ilana Goor Museum
12. Jaffa Museum
13. Old Jaffa Market
14. Kedumim Square