| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Dorcas |
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(dôr´k s) (KEY) or Tabitha (t b´ th ) (KEY) [Gr. Dorcas and Aramaic Tabitha=gazelle], in the Acts of the Apostles, Christian woman of Joppa whom St. Peter raised from the dead. She made clothes for the poor. |
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