Places in the Bible · Settlement

Japhia

Japhia is a settlement mentioned in 1 verse. Its most likely location is Yafa. The name means “enlightening; appearing.”

Where is Japhia?

Approx. 32.6870, 35.2754 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
YafasettlementHigh
MashhadsettlementLow

Japhia in the Bible dictionary

A town in the southern boundary of Zebulum (Josh. 19:12); now Yafa, 2 miles south-west of Nazareth.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →

Verses that mention Japhia

  • Joshua 19:12

    And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth–tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,