Bible Encyclopedias
Japhia (2)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ja - fı̄´a , jaf´i - a ( יפיע , yāphı̄a‛ ): A town on the southern boundary of Zebulun named with Chisloth-tabor and Daberath ( Joshua 19:12 ). It is represented by the modern Yāfā , about 1 1/2 miles Southwest of Nazareth, near the foot of the hills. It was one of the places fortified by Josephus (Vita , 45; BJ , II, xx, 6).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Japhia (2)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/j/japhia-2.html. 1915.