Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Dorcas

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1458406Easton's Bible Dictionary — DorcasMatthew George Easton

Dorcas : A female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Acts 9:36-41). She was a Hellenistic Jewess, called Tabitha by the Jews and Dorcas by the Greeks.