Acts 9:36

Now in Yafo there was a certain talmidah by the name Tavitha, which, being translated, means gazelle. This one was abounding in ma'asim tovim and in giving tzedakah, which she was always doing. + 9:36 Josh 19:46; 2Kgs 2:16; Ezra 3:7

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

In Context

35And everyone dwelling in Lud and Sharon saw him, and they turned to Adoneinu. + 9:35 1Kgs 5:16; 2:1; Isa 33:9; 35:2; 65:10

37And it came about in yamim hahem that this one, having become ill, passed away. When the women had washed her body, they laid it in the aliyyah.

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Cross References

Joshua 19:46And Yarkon, and Rakkon, with the boundary facing Yafo.

Ezra 3:7They gave kesef also unto the chotzvim (masons, stone-cutters), and to the charashim (craftsmen, carpenters); and food, and mishteh (drink), and shemen (oil), unto them of Tzidon, and to them of Tzor, to bring cedar trees from Levanon to the sea and on to Yafo, according to the rishyon (authorization, grant) that they had of Koresh Melech Paras (Persia).

Song of Solomon 2:9Dodi (my beloved) is like a gazelle 1 or a young deer; 1 hinei, he standeth behind our Kotel (Wall); 1 he looketh forth at the chalonot (windows), 1 peering through the lattices. + 2:9 Rv 3:20 1

Song of Solomon 8:14Make haste, dodi (my beloved), 1 and be thou like to a gazelle 1 or a young deer upon the mountains where spices grow.

Matthew 25:17Likewise, the one having received the two talents, this one gained two others.

John 15:8By this HaAv of me was given kavod, that much p'ri you bear, and so be my talmidim.

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:33-36

The Cure of Æneas. 32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. 33 And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. 34 And Peter said unto him, Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. Here we have, I. The visit Peter made to the churches that were newly planted… Read the whole commentary →

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