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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36215" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36215" /> == | ||
<p> A boundary of [[Zebulun]] (Joshua 19:12). Now Yafa, two miles S. of Nazareth. Traditionally the birthplace of Zebedee's sons, James and John. </p> | <p> A boundary of [[Zebulun]] ( Joshua 19:12). Now Yafa, two miles S. of Nazareth. Traditionally the birthplace of Zebedee's sons, James and John. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5153" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5153" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' ja ''''' - ''''' fı̄´a ''''' , ''''' jaf´i ''''' - ''''' a ''''' ( יפיע , <i> ''''' yāphı̄a‛ ''''' </i> ): A town on the southern boundary of | <p> ''''' ja ''''' - ''''' fı̄´a ''''' , ''''' jaf´i ''''' - ''''' a ''''' ( יפיע , <i> ''''' yāphı̄a‛ ''''' </i> ): A town on the southern boundary of Zebulun named with Chisloth-tabor and [[Daberath]] ( Joshua 19:12 ). It is represented by the modern <i> ''''' Yāfā ''''' </i> , about 1 1/2 miles Southwest of Nazareth, near the foot of the hills. It was one of the places fortified by [[Josephus]] ( <i> Vita </i> , 45; <i> BJ </i> , II, xx, 6). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45755" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_45755" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 16 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
A boundary of Zebulun ( Joshua 19:12). Now Yafa, two miles S. of Nazareth. Traditionally the birthplace of Zebedee's sons, James and John.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
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).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
Its modern representative, Yafa, lies one and a half miles south-west of Nazareth. It contains no ancient remains, except a few broken columns, and about thirty cisterns. For a description of the numerous grain-pits cut in the rocks see the Memoirs accompanying the Ordnance Survey, 1:353 sq.
