Biblical Moment 11: Simon the Tanner’s House in Jaffa; Saint Peter’s Vision of Unity for All!

Biblical Moment 11: Simon the Tanner’s House in Jaffa; Saint Peter’s Vision of Human Worldwide Unity!

Day 7: Biblical Moment No. 11 of Andy’s Spiritual Journey to Israel & Palestine… visiting Simon The Tanner’s house in Jaffa (called Joppa in the Bible). It is here in Jaffa that Peter while staying at Simon the Tanner’s home that he receives a Vision of the Spirit that he later interprets in Caesarea that all people, Gentiles included, are welcome and eligible for the Salvation of the Lord…

The references in the Scriptures to Simon the Tanner’s house in Joppa (Jaffa today):

And Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon. Acts 9: 43 (NASB)

Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea. Acts 10: 5-6 (NASB)

On the next day, as they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop (of Simon the Tanner’s house) about the sixth hour to pray. Acts 10: 9

Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision which he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having asked directions for Simon’s house, appeared at the gate; and calling out, they were asking whether Simon, who was also called Peter, was staying there. While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.” Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?” They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man well-spoken of by the entire nation of the Jews, was divinely directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and hear a message from you.” So he invited them in and gave them lodging. And on the next day he got up and went away with them, and some of the brethren from Joppa accompanied him. Acts 10: 17-23 (NASB)