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Topic:
Persons Of The Bible -- Tabitha
Tabitha means "gazelle" in Aramaic.
Tabitha, also called Dorcas by St. Luke, was a female
disciple of Joppa, "full of good works" among which that of
making clothes for the poor is specifically mentioned. While St. Peter was
at the neighboring town of
Lydda
, Tabitha died; upon which the disciples at Joppa sent an urgent message
to the apostle begging him to come to them without delay. Upon his arrival
Peter found the deceased already prepared for burial, and laid out in an
upper chamber, where she was surrounded by the recipients and the tokens
of her charity after the example of our Saviour in the house of Jairus,
(Matthew 9:25; Mark 5:40) "Peter put them all forth," prayed for
the divine assistance, and then commanded Tabitha to arise. Comp. (Mark
5:41; Luke 8:51) She opened-her eyes and sat up, and then, assisted by the
apostle, rose from her couch. This great miracle, as we are further told
produced an extraordinary effect in Joppa, and was the occasion of many
conversions there. (Acts 9:38-42)
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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