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    Joppa

    Pronounced JOP-uh

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Joppa appears in the King James Bible, including Jonah 1:3.
    Meaning
    "Beautiful; Lovely"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Joppa was the ancient port city where Jonah tried to flee from God, Peter received his vision of the clean and unclean animals, and Dorcas was raised from the dead. It is a place of second chances, divine visions, and resurrection.

    Spiritual meaning

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

    Related verses (KJV)

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

      Jonah 1:3 (KJV) →

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

      Acts 10:5 (KJV) →
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