{"id":436,"date":"2012-02-25T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T14:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=436"},"modified":"2012-02-25T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T14:45:59","slug":"joppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2012\/02\/joppa.html","title":{"rendered":"Joppa!"},"content":{"rendered":"

While having lunch one afternoon on a busy street in Jaffa\u2014just north of Tel Aviv\u2014I noticed quite a commotion in the middle of the street. Thinking at first there had been a traffic accident, I asked and was told no, it was “just another archaeological dig.”<\/p>\n

Another dig, that’s all!<\/p>\n

Jaffa, or Joppa as it was known in ancient times, was a prized port city and of course is best known as the site of Jonah’s rebellion against God.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of other reasons to visit Jaffa, if you have the wonderful opportunity to do so. The site was a stronghold for various ancients, including Alexander the Great, Thutmose III, and the Greeks.<\/p>\n

Visitors today will be treated to delicious seafood, art galleries, and flea markets.<\/p>\n

Jaffa is truly a place where the past meets the present.<\/p>\n

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Just another Jaffa dig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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