* gave money.
2Ki 12:11,12 22:5,6 2Ch 24:12,13
* carpenters. or, workmen. meat.
1Ki 5:6,9-11 2Ch 2:10-15 Eze 27:17 Ac 12:20
* Joppa
Joppa, now Jaffa or Yaffa, one of the most ancient sea-ports
in the world, is situated in a fine plain on the shore of the
Mediterranean, between Jamnia south and Caesarea of Palestine
north, 150; stadia from Antipatris, according to Josephus, 30
miles south of Caesarea, 12; miles north of Ashdod, 9; miles
west of Ramla, and 40; miles west of Jerusalem, according to
modern authorities; and in lat. 32; degrees 50' long. 65
degrees 40' according to Ptolemy. It is still a considerable
town, containing about 4,000; or 5,000; souls, and occupying a
circular eminence close to the seaside, with a citadel on the
summit; the bottom of the hill being surrounded by a wall 12
or 14; feet high, and two or three feet thick. The environs
are occupied by extensive gardens.
2Ch 2:16 Jon 1:3 Ac 9:36 10:5,6
* according.
6:3-5
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