Research topic: Jaffa

Jaffa , Heb. Yafo, part of Tel Aviv , W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Originally a Phoenician city, Jaffa has been historically important largely because of its port (which was closed in 1965, when the port of Ashdod was completed). It was captured by Egypt in 1472 BC and made a provincial capital. In 701 BC the city was besieged by Sennacherib, king of Assyria. It was often held by Philistia, and not until after the Captivity in Babylon (6th cent. BC) did it become Hebrew territory. Alexander the Great took Jaffa in the late 4th cent. BC The city changed hands frequently i... Read more