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    Joppa

    JOP-uh

    Meaning

    Beautiful; Lovely

    Hebrew origin · Girl · First in 2 Chronicles

    What it points to

    Joppa is where runaways get second chances, visions break boundaries, and the dead come back to life — a city of divine surprises.

    Verses · King James Version

    “But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa.”

    Jonah 1:3

    “And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter.”

    Acts 10:5

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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