Japha

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Japhia (Japha). Yafa. City in Zebulun on the eastern part of the southern boundary, Josh. 19:13. It was situated on the high ground between Daberath and Gath-hepher (Josh 19:12). It still existed in the Roman period and was fortified by Josephus in 66 A.D. It is identified with the modern Yafa, about 1 1/2 miles SW of Nazareth.