Tag: Solomon Temple

Historians believe that Jaffa is the only port city in the world that can boast uninterrupted inhabitation throughout its entire existence. In biblical times it became the gateway to the Land of Israel. From here the Lebanese cedars needed to build King Solomon's Temple were unloaded and Jaffa was the place from which the prophet Jonah set sail on his ill-fated voyage. Despite being the port closest to Jerusalem there are no sites sacred to Judaism in Jaffa, but the ancient settlement was important in the development of early Christianity.