Joppa is the southern end of the city now called Tel Aviv. Most likely, this is the city you will fly into today if you visit Israel. This would also have been true in ancient times, even if you would have arrived by boat rather than by plane. The port of Jaffa had great importance in both the Old and New Testaments because of the access it gave to Jerusalem and other sites in Israel. This would have been the port initially used by Herod the Great to bring materials to Caesarea Martima in 10 BC, which is located about 30 miles north on the coast. There is a TelQR located in Jaffa, called Tel Yafo, which is over 130 feet tall. This site would have provided a perfect view of the coast, which in the past would have been important for military purposes. Archeology shows us that the natural port of Jaffa has been used since the Bronze Age QR. Biblically speaking, Jaffa is mentioned in Joshua 19:46 in the context of an inheritance for the tribe of Dan after the conquest of Israel. This port city was most likely not under Israelite control until David's conquest. ...