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Dorcas |
Also called Tabitha. A member of the Christian community, she lived in Joppa, where she was known for her acts of charity. When she died the disciples summoned Peter from nearby Lydda. He prayed, and revived her: "Tabitha, arise" (Acts 9:40).
Concordance
Acts 9:36, 39
Columbia Encyclopedia:
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Wikipedia:
Dorcas |
Dorcas was a disciple of Joppa found in the Book of Acts 9:36–42 of the Bible. She was a dressmaker, who made clothes for the poor in her village. Acts recounts that when she died, the people of the village called upon Saint Peter who came to where she was being waked and raised her from the dead.
"Dorcas" is a female name of Greek origins, (the Aramaic translation is "Tabitha"), meaning "gazelle". There is a type of gazelle today called the dorcas gazelle. She is commemorated with Lydia of Thyatira and Phoebe on January 27 in the Calendar of Saints of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and on October 25 in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
Depictions of Dorcas in art are very rare, but she is represented in one of the windows in the apse of Christ Church, Bath. She has given her name to the 'Dorcas' brand of dressmaker's pins.
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 | Bible Guide. Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible. Copyright © 1986 by G.G. The Jerusalem Publishing House, Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |
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