Bible Location
Meaning: enlightening; appearing · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Japhia was a boundary town in Zebulun's inheritance near Nazareth. It is important because it helps define the central Galilean map through specific local places. First appears in Josh 19:12.1
Place meaning
enlightening; appearing
Coordinates
32.69, 35.27
First appears
Josh 19:12
AI summary: Japhia matters because the tribal allotments preserve the real geography of lower Galilee through named markers and towns. The place belongs to Zebulun's boundary memory.1
Place meaning
enlightening; appearing
Latitude
32.69
Longitude
35.27
Bible references
1
A town in the southern boundary of Zebulum (Josh. 19:12); now Yafa, 2 miles south-west of Nazareth. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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| Josh |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.