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Dorcas
"Gazelle"
Acts 9:36
Who they were
The Greek name of Tabitha. Known for her charity — specifically for making clothes for widows. Peter raised her from the dead.
Themes
charitygentlenessresurrectionservicesewing
Read their story
Dorcas's story begins in Acts.
The full passage is at Acts 9:36. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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