(splended) The boundary of Zebulun ascended from Daberath to Japhia, and thence passed to Gath-hepher. (Joshua 19:12) Yafa , two miles south of Nazareth. ,is not unlikely to be identical with Japhin.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Japhia
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.