Joppa

Facts

In Bible times, the city of Joppa was an important commercial seaport located on the Mediterranean Sea, about 30 miles northwest of Jerusalem.

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, Joppa is where Peter brought back to life a Christian woman named Tabitha.