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Joppa District
| Name | TABITHA (DORCAS) |
| Aliases | DORCAS / THE DISCIPLE OF JOPPA / FULL OF GOOD WORKS |
| Status | RAISED FROM DEATH BY PETER / BELOVED OF THE WIDOWS OF JOPPA |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | A WOMAN FULL OF GOOD WORKS AND CHARITY |
| Place of Birth | JOPPA | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | UNRECORDED | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | UNRECORDED | People | THE CHURCH AT JOPPA |
| Occupation | DISCIPLE / MAKER OF GARMENTS FOR THE POOR | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE SAINTS AND WIDOWS OF JOPPA | Calling | A DISCIPLE WHOSE KINDNESS THE CHURCH MOURNED |
| Primary Mission | SERVE THE POOR AND THE WIDOWS WITH HER HANDS | Known Signs | THE TUNICS SHE MADE / HER RAISING BY PETER |
| Covenant Role | A SIGN OF THE LORD'S POWER OVER DEATH | Divine Access | INDIRECT / RESTORED TO LIFE THROUGH PETER'S PRAYER |
| Divine Encounter Level | INDIRECT | Discipular Classification | THE CHARITABLE DISCIPLE |
| Covenant Status | BELOVED OF THE CHURCH | Known Miracles | RAISED FROM THE DEAD |
| Divine Commission | CONFIRMED | Threat Assessment | DEATH ITSELF |
| Mission Status | RESTORED / MANY BELIEVED THROUGH HER | Archive Category | APOSTOLIC / THE MISSION |
What the widows showed Peter, weeping: THE TUNICS AND GARMENTS SHE HAD MADE
The word by which Peter raised her: TABITHA, ARISE
The subject was a disciple at Joppa named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity, clothing the poor and caring for the widows around her.
In those days she fell sick and died, and they washed her body and laid it in an upper room.
Hearing that Peter was nearby at Lydda, the disciples sent two men urging him to come without delay.
When he arrived, the widows stood about him weeping, showing the tunics and garments the subject had made while she was with them.
Peter put them all outside, knelt down and prayed, then turned to the body and said, Tabitha, arise. She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up; he gave her his hand and raised her, and presented her alive. It became known through all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
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- A life of quiet good works and kindness leaves a beloved memory.
- The Lord holds power over death, and returns life at His servant's prayer.
- Faithful charity to the poor is treasured by God and by His people.
