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Dorcas (Greek: Δορκάς, romanized: Dorkás), or Tabitha (Imperial Aramaic: טביתא/ܛܒܝܬܐ, romanized: Ṭaḇīṯā, lit. ' (female) gazelle'), was an early disciple of Jesus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles [1][2] (Acts 9:36–43, see discussion here). She lived in the port city of Joppa, today absorbed by Tel Aviv.
At Matthew's house [9:10], a synagogue leader told Jesus: 'My daughter has just died. But come and place your hand on her, and she will live.' Jesus and his disciples followed him. Mark 5:21–24 Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee back, meeting a crowd. Synagogue leader Jairus fell at Jesus' feet and pleaded: 'My little daughter is dying.
The Book of Tobit (/ ˈtoʊbɪt /) [a][b] is an apocryphal Jewish work from the 3rd or early 2nd century BCE which describes how God tests the faithful, responds to prayers, and protects the covenant community (i.e., the Israelites). [1] It tells the story of two Israelite families, that of the blind Tobit in Nineveh and of the abandoned Sarah ...
Joanna, wife of Chuza (Йоганна, жінка Хусова) is a verse drama by Ukrainian writer Lesya Ukrainka, first published in 1909. [12] In the 2015 television miniseries Killing Jesus Rotem Zissman-Cohen plays Joanna. [13] In the 2015 television miniseries A.D. The Bible Continues, Joanna is portrayed by Farzana Dua Elahe.
Lydia of Thyatira is most known as a "seller" or merchant of purple cloth, which is the likely reason for the Catholic Church naming her "patroness of dyers." It is unclear as to if Lydia simply dealt in the trade of purple dye or whether her business included textiles as well, [7] though all known icons of the saint depict her with some form ...
Aeneas (biblical figure) Section of Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha by Masolino da Panicale, 1425. Aeneas (Greek: Αἰνέας, romanized: Aineas) is a character in the New Testament. According to Acts 9:32-33, he lived in Lydda, and had been a cripple for eight years. When Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you.
2 Samuel 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Second Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the second part of Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan, [2] but modern scholars view it as a composition ...
Tabitha. Dorcas (Greek version of the name), or Tabitha (Aramaic version of the name), Christian woman raised from the dead by Saint Peter. Tabitha Babbitt (1779–1853), American toolmaker and inventor, inventor of the circular saw. Tabitha Brown (1780–1858), American pioneer in the Oregon Territory.