Atlas Biblica

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    Joppa

    יָפוֹἸόππη

    Joppa, an ancient seaport on the Mediterranean coast, served as the main port for Jerusalem in biblical times.

    Where the story of Joppa happensWhere the gazetteer locates Joppa, framed to them: Joppa. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Joppa
    Where the gazetteer locates Joppa
    verses
    14
    first named
    Joshua 19:46
    last named
    Acts 11:5
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.05°N · 34.75°E
    settlement32.05°N · 34.75°E

    Jaffa (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Joppa in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Joppa, also known as Japho in the Old Testament and modern-day Jaffa, is one of the oldest cities in the world, located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. It is first mentioned as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:46). Joppa served as the main seaport for Jerusalem, and it was here that the cedar wood from Lebanon arrived for the construction of Solomon's Temple (2Ch.2.16) and later for the Second Temple (Ezra 3:7). The prophet Jonah set sail from Joppa when he tried to flee from God's command to preach in Nineveh (Jonah 1:3). In the New Testament, Joppa is significant as the place where Peter stayed with Simon the tanner and had a vision that led him to preach to the Gentiles (Act.9.36-43; 10:5-23). It was also the home of Tabitha (Dorcas), whom Peter raised from the dead (Act.9.36-42). Joppa has a long and rich history, and its strategic location made it an important city throughout biblical times.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 4 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 14, across 5 books.

    1. Joshua1 verse

      19:46

    2. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      2:16

    3. Ezra1 verse

      3:7

    4. Jonah1 verse

      1:3

    5. Acts10 verses

      9:369:389:429:4310:510:810:2310:3211:511:13

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Peter’s presentation of Tabitha and Peter VisionPeterApostle of Jesus, leader in the early churchvia Spirit and Cornelius’ sending of Cornelius Servants, Devout Soldier, and MenCorneliusCenturion, first Gentile convert to Christianityvia Spirit and Cornelius’ sending of Cornelius Servants, Devout Soldier, and MenSendingSending is a concept gathering 488 labelled instances in the text.via Peter VisionBirdBird is a concept gathering 13 labelled instances in the text.via Peter’s presentation of TabithaPresentationPresentation is a concept gathering 76 labelled instances in the text.via Peter’s presentation of TabithaTabithaCharitable woman in Joppa whom Peter raised from the deadvia Peter VisionVisionVision is a concept gathering 31 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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