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Japhia
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
JAPHIA. 1. King of Lachish, defeated and slain by Joshua ( Joshua 10:3 ff.). 2. One of David’s sons born at Jerusalem ( 2Sa 5:14-16 , 1 Chronicles 3:5-8; 1 Chronicles 14:4-7 ). 3. A town on the south border of Zebulun ( Joshua 19:12 ); probably the modern Yâfâ , near the foot of the Nazareth hills.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Japhia'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/j/japhia.html. 1909.