# 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 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 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](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [mediterranean](../other/mediterranean.md) **·** [jerusalem](../other/jerusalem.md) **·** [sharon](../other/sharon.md) **·** [tarshish](../other/tarshish.md)) 

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 09:36-37](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/09/36)
* [Acts 10:7-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/10/07)
* [Acts 11:4-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/11/04)
* [Acts 11:11-14](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/11/11)
* [Jonah 01:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jon/01/01)