JAFFA (YAFO/JOPPA)

Cobbled street in ancient Jaffa

Jaffa (Yafo in Hebrew) is an ancient port city - the oldest working port in the world! This is the the same port where Jonah boarded a ship to run away from God's calling, and where Paul embarked on some of his missions. 

We got to Jaffa in the evening, so I borrowed these daytime pics from the internet. 

The contrast between old city Jaffa and the new bustling city of Tel Aviv (the most modern city in Israel) is striking!

We walked cobbled streets and stairs to a 360 degree view. (The pictures from that view didn't turn out)

We didn't know we were on a road until a car came zooming up this hill (and we jumped out of the way)!

We finally, after walking around the town, found the site of Simon the Tanner's house!

It was here that Peter had a vision from God and the ushering of the Gospel to the Gentiles began! (Acts 10)

(Joppa and Jaffa are the same)

I stared and stared at the roof line of Simon the Tanner's house, and tried to picture Peter praying up there, and the messengers from Cornelious knocking on the door...