Japhia

Japhia was the king of Lachish and one of the five Amorite kings who formed an alliance to repel the Israelite invasion of their land. They were defeated and executed by Joshua near the cave of Makkedah. See Joshua 10:1-27.

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	Character Sketch by Sandra Vincent, Copyright ©1998-2000 WORD SIGHT Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary Ronald F. Youngblood, General Editor, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1995, Nashville/Atlanta/London/Vancouver Who's Who in the Bible Joan Comay and Ronald Brownrigg, Wings Books, 1993, New York/Avenel/New Jersey Life Application Study Bible New Living Translation, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1996, Wheaton, Illinois