Jaffa

:For the fictional Stargate race, see Jaffa (Stargate).

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Jaffa (Hebrew יָפוֹ, Standard Hebrew Yafo, Tiberian Hebrew Yāp̄ô; Arabic يَافَا {{Audio|ArJaffa.ogg|Yāfā}}; also Japho, Joppa; also, ~1350 B.C.E.Amarna Letters, Yapu), is an ancient city located in Israel. It is now part of the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo in the Tel Aviv District, where the tell ("mound") of ancient Jaffa in “Old Jaffa,” is now part of a park in south-western Tel Aviv. Jaffa is a port city on the Mediterranean Sea and the historic gateway into Israel. It is mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible, once as the port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for Solomon's Temple (2 Chronicles2) and according to the Book of Jonah 1:3 it was where the prophet Jonah embarked for Tarshish. It was an important city in the Arab Middle East, before Israel was established. During the Crusades it was the County of Jaffa, a stronghold of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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Hebrew - Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Arabic - Amarna Letters - Israel - Tel Aviv-Yafo - Tel Aviv District - Tell - Mediterranean Sea - Hebrew Bible - Cedars of Lebanon - Solomon's Temple - 2 Chronicles - Book of Jonah - Jonah - Tarshish - Crusade - County of Jaffa - Kingdom of Jerusalem

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