Japhia
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.
