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Yarkon Springs and Rakon, with the border fronting Yafo.

and we will cut wood from the L'vanon, as much as you need; we will float it to you as rafts by sea to Yafo, and you will take it up to Yerushalayim."

They also gave money for the stone-workers and carpenters, as well as food, drink and olive oil for the people of Tzidon and Tzor bringing cedar logs from the L'vanon to the sea and on to Yafo, in accordance with the authorization granted by Koresh king of Persia.

But Yonah, in order to get away from ADONAI, prepared to escape to Tarshish. He went down to Yafo, found a ship headed for Tarshish, paid the fare and went aboard, intending to travel with them to Tarshish and get away from ADONAI.

(which means “gazelle”); she was always doing tzedakah and other good deeds.

Lud is near Yafo, and the talmidim had heard that Kefa was there, so they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come to us without delay.”

This became known all over Yafo, and many people put their trust in the Lord.

Kefa stayed on in Yafo for some time with a man named Shim‘on, a leather-tanner.

Now send some men to Yafo to bring back a man named Shim‘on, also called Kefa.

he explained everything to them and sent them to Yafo.

So Kefa invited them to be his guests. The next day, he got up and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Yafo;

Now send to Yafo and ask for Shim‘on, known as Kefa; he is staying in the house of Shim‘on, a leather-tanner, by the sea.’

“I was in the city of Yafo, praying; and in a trance I had a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came down to me.

He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Yafo and bring back Shim‘on, known as Kefa.