# Joppa

## Facts:

In biblical times, the city of Joppa was an important commercial seaport located on the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Plain of Sharon.

* The ancient site of Joppa was located in the same place as the present-day city of Jaffa, which has now become incorporated into the city of Tel Aviv.
* In the Old Testament, Joppa was the city where Jonah got on a boat that was going to Tarshish.
* In the New Testament, a Christian woman named Tabitha died in Joppa, and Peter raised her back to life.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [the sea](../names/mediterranean.md), [Jerusalem](../names/jerusalem.md), [Sharon](../names/sharon.md), [Tarshish](../names/tarshish.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 9:37](rc://en/tn/help/act/09/37)
* [Acts 10:8](rc://en/tn/help/act/10/08)
* [Acts 11:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/act/11/04)
* [Acts 11:11](rc://en/tn/help/act/11/11)
* [Jonah 1:3](rc://en/tn/help/jon/01/03)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3305, G24450
