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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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