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Japhia
Disambiguation
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Splendid.
Japhia (1)
#The king of Lachish, who joined in the confederacy against Joshua (Josh. 10:3), and was defeated and slain. In one of the Amarna tablets he speaks of himself as king of Gezer. Called also Horam (Josh. 10:33).
Japhia (2)
#One of the sons of David (2 Sam. 5:15), born in Jerusalem.
Japhia (3)
#A town in the southern boundary of Zebulum (Josh. 19:12); now Yafa, 2 miles south-west of Nazareth.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(splendid).
King of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. (Joshua 10:3) (B.C. 1450.) One of the sons of David born to him in Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 14:6) (B.C. 1046.)
(splended) The boundary of Zebulun ascended from Daberath to Japhia, and thence passed to Gath-hepher. (Joshua 19:12) Yafa, two miles south of Nazareth, is not unlikely to be identical with Japhin.
In the Bible
5
Verses where Japhia is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 3:7
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
- 1 Chronicles 14:6
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
- 2 Samuel 5:15
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
- Joshua 10:3
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 19:12
From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
Scripture on Japhia
5
Entries that reference Japhia
2
Japhia references
13
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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