# Joppa #

## Facts: ##

In Bible 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 is the location of the present-day city of Jaffa, which is now part of 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 brought her back to life.

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

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

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 09:36-37](rc://en/tn/help/act/09/36)
* [Acts 10:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/act/10/07)
* [Acts 11:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/act/11/04)
* [Acts 11:11-14](rc://en/tn/help/act/11/11)
* [Jonah 01:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jon/01/01)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H3305, G2445