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According to the New Testament, Tabitha died in Joppa, at the house of Simon the tanner. The house where she reportedly died and was resurrected by Saint Peter can still be visited in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. When she allegedly died a second time, she was buried in what are now the gardens of an Orthodox Church in Jaffa, where her tomb can still be visited.
The church was constructed on its present location because of the significance Jaffa has to Christianity. It was in Jaffa that Saint Peter raised Tabitha, one of Jesus' disciples, from the dead according to the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 9:36–43, Acts 10:1–4. The church is dedicated to him.
Sabil Abu Nabbut, [1] old postcard from the British Mandate of Palestine -period. Sabil Abu Nabbut ( Arabic: سبيل أبو نبوت) also known as Tabitha's Well is a public fountain ("sabil") in Jaffa, Israel, built in 1815/16 CE [2] during the Ottoman period in Palestine. [3] [4] Its main purpose was to facilitate the journey between Jaffa ...
Jaffa Hill is a center for archaeological finds, including restored Egyptian gates, about 3,500 years old. Jaffa Lighthouse is an inactive lighthouse located in the old port. The Jaffa Museum of Antiquities is located in an 18th-century Ottoman building constructed on the remains of a Crusader fortress. In 1811, Abu Nabout turned it into his ...
Teal'c of Chulak / ˈtiːəlk / is a fictional character in the 1997 military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. Portrayed by Christopher Judge, Teal'c is a Jaffa warrior from the planet Chulak. As a Jaffa, Teal'c is a genetically modified human with an abdominal pouch that serves as an incubator for a larval Goa'uld.
The Taking of Joppa. "The Taking of Joppa" is an ancient Egyptian tale describing the conquest of the Canaanite town of Yapu ( Joppa) by Thutmose III 's general Djehuty. The extant copy of the text is on the verso of Papyrus Harris 500 . This tale is traditionally regarded as a purely literary account of the conquest set in the wake of Thutmose ...
Simon the Tanner is mentioned three times in Chapters 9 and 10 of Acts of the Apostles of the New Testament . Firstly, Acts 9 records Paul's conversion and then recounts Peter 's missionary activities. Peter visited Jaffa and raised Tabitha from dead. This account observes that "Peter stayed some time in Joppa with a certain tanner named Simon".
Tabeetha School. The Tabeetha School is a school on Yefet Street #21 in Jaffa, a district of Tel Aviv, Israel, run by the Church of Scotland which "welcomes all children regardless of race, nationality, gender or religion". [1] It was founded in 1863.