How many times is Joppa mentioned in the Bible?
The word Joppa appears 13 times in the King James Version, in 13 verses. It is found in 4 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Joppa 14 times.
Joppa in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Joppa counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Joppa | 13 | 14 |
| Total | 13 | 14 |
What the name Joppa means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Joppa as "beauty; comeliness".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Joppa most
Joppa appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (10), then 2 Chronicles (1) and Ezra (1).
First and last mention of Joppa
And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Joppa; and thou shall carry it up to Jerusalem.
And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Joshua 19:46: counted in the World English Bible only
And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.
Verses with Joppa on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Joppa in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
Common questions
How many times is Joppa in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 3 of the 13 uses are in the Old Testament and 10 in the New Testament. Joppa appears in 4 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (10), then 2 Chronicles (1) and Ezra (1).
Where is Joppa first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Chronicles 2:16: "And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Joppa; and thou shall carry it up to Jerusalem." The last is Acts 11:13.
What does the name Joppa mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Joppa as "beauty; comeliness".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.