Japhia
A stop on the road from Nazareth to Bethlehem in Galilee.
Description[edit | edit source]
In Nazareth, Jesus indicates to the apostles their future journey:"From Nazareth we shall proceed to Bethlehem in Galilee via Japhia and Shimron [...]"[1]And a few days later, Maria Valtorta observes:
"They reach and go through the village of Japhia, but none of its citizens shows any desire to follow the Master or detain Him."[2]
Its name[edit | edit source]
Japhia, Yafia, Yaphia. The exact etymology of the name "Yafia" is not clearly established. "Yafia" could derive from a Hebrew root meaning "brightness" or "beauty".
Where is it mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
GRM 239 GRM 247.
Learn more about this place[edit | edit source]
Locality of the tribe of Zebulun, located about 3 km southwest of Nazareth, whose name appears only once in the Bible.[3] A tradition (which Maria Valtorta’s account does not confirm) places the birth house of Zebedee here. The historian Flavius Josephus lived there for a time.
Explore[edit | edit source]
- 32° 41’ 27’’ N / 35° 16’ 28’’ E /
- +310m
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Notes and references[edit | edit source]
Article partially based on the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel, by Jean-François Lavère.