<P> Acts recounts that when she died , she was mourned by `` all the widows ... crying and showing ( Peter ) the robes and other clothing that she had made while she was still with them '' ( Acts 9 : 39 ) . The Greek construct used in this passage indicates that the widows were the recipients of her charity , but she may also have been a widow herself . It is likely that she was a woman of some means , given her ability to help the poor . The disciples present called upon Peter , who came from nearby Lydda to the place where her body was being laid out for burial , and raised her from the dead . </P>
<P> Acts recounts that when she died , she was mourned by `` all the widows ... crying and showing ( Peter ) the robes and other clothing that she had made while she was still with them '' ( Acts 9 : 39 ) . The Greek construct used in this passage indicates that the widows were the recipients of her charity , but she may also have been a widow herself . It is likely that she was a woman of some means , given her ability to help the poor . The disciples present called upon Peter , who came from nearby Lydda to the place where her body was being laid out for burial , and raised her from the dead . </P>
where is the story of dorcas in the bible
where is the story of dorcas in the bible
Acts 9 : 39
Acts 9 : 39