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# Joppa
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## Facts
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In Bible times, the city of Joppa was an important commercial seaport located on the Mediterranean Sea, about 30 miles northwest of Jerusalem.
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* The ancient site of Joppa is the present-day city of Jaffa, which is now part of the city of Tel Aviv.
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* In the Old Testament, Joppa was the city where Jonah got on a boat going to Tarshish.
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* In the New Testament, Joppa is where Peter brought back to life a Christian woman named Tabitha.
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