Acts 9:36-38

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Peter Heals Tabitha

³⁶ In the city of Joppa [^Con the Mediterranean coast, 35 miles northwest of Jerusalem; present-day Jaffa] there was a ·follower [disciple] named Tabitha (whose Greek name was Dorcas [^Cboth mean “gazelle”]). She was always doing good deeds and ·kind acts [acts of charity; ^Lgiving alms]. ³⁷ ·While Peter was in Lydda [^LIn those days], Tabitha became sick and died. Her body was washed [^Ca custom of preparation for burial] and put in a room upstairs. ³⁸ Since Lydda is near Joppa and the ·followers [disciples] in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two ·messengers [^Lmen] to Peter. They begged him, “Hurry, please come to us!”