Joppa, a post town: see Acts 10:5. These circumstances of places and persons are set down to evidence the certainty of the history. Tabitha, according to the Syriac dialect, then in use amongst the Jews, and Dorcas, as she was called amongst the Greeks; it being common for the same person to have two names, one Hebrew and the other Greek, as Thomas, who was called Didymus, and Cephas, who was called Peter. Full of good works; she was rich in good works, which are the best riches, last longest, and go farthest.
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Acts 9:36
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas:b this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.