The Jewish War
Josephus mentions the city Japha (Yafa) in his "Life of Flavius Josephus" (§ 37 and 45) and "The Jewish War" (Book 3, chapter 7, verse 31) as being the largest village in Galilee, and where at one time he took-up residence, providing for the village's defence and describing its capture by the Imperial Roman army in "circa" 63 CE.