Joppa
A coastal city where Peter had his vision about clean and unclean animals
JudeaAbout This Place
An ancient port city (modern Jaffa/Tel Aviv). In the Old Testament, Jonah sailed from Joppa trying to flee God. In Acts, Peter stayed there with Simon the tanner and had his rooftop vision of a sheet filled with unclean animals — God's way of telling him the gospel was for Gentiles too (Acts 10:9-16). This vision directly led to Peter visiting Cornelius.
Chapters Mentioning Joppa
Acts
The Day the Door Blew Open
A Roman military officer gets a visit from an angel. Peter gets a bizarre vision about food. And when these two stories collide, the early church discovers that God's invitation is way bigger than anyone imagined.
Acts
The Moment the Door Swung Open
Peter gets called out for eating with outsiders — and tells a story that silences the room. Meanwhile, scattered believers accidentally launch a church plant that reshapes the whole movement, and a new name sticks: Christians.
Acts
The Man Who Switched Sides
The man who had been hunting Jesus's followers gets knocked off his horse and recruited by the very person he's been fighting against. Meanwhile, Peter heals a paralyzed man and raises a woman from the dead. Nobody saw any of this coming.
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