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Place Old Testament

Japhia

Japhia, a town on the border of Zebulun's territory (Joshua 19:12). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:12.

Why it matters. A town on the border of Zebulun

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Location
32.692, 35.275 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Japhia

Japhia was a town located on the border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:12). It was situated in the northern part of Canaan, near Gath-hepher and Eth-kazin. The border of Zebulun's territory turned eastward from Japhia toward Gath-hepher and Eth-kazin, extending to Rimmon. Its location remains uncertain.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.