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Talitha Koum
Talitha koum is the Aramaic phrase Jesus spoke when he raised the dead daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue. It appears in Mark 5:41 and means "Little girl, arise."
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- Raising of Jairus's DaughterBible
The raising of Jairus's daughter is the miracle in which Jesus restored to life the twelve-year-old daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, after she had died. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
- TabithaPeople
Tabitha is a female disciple of Joppa who appears in Acts 9; her Greek name is Dorcas. She was known for her good works and almsgiving, and Scripture records that after she fell ill and died, she was restored to life through Peter's prayer.
- Simon the TannerPeople
Simon the tanner was a leather craftsman of Joppa mentioned in Acts 9–10. After raising Tabitha, Peter stayed for many days in Simon's house by the sea, and it was on its housetop, while praying, that Peter saw a vision.
- JoppaBible
Joppa was a port city on the Mediterranean coast. In the Old Testament it was the port through which timber for the Temple arrived and the place where Jonah boarded a ship; in the New Testament it was where Peter raised Tabitha from the dead and received the vision that opened the way for the mission to the Gentiles.
- Acts 9Bible
Acts 9 recounts how Saul, who had been persecuting the church, encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, was converted, and began to preach the gospel. It also tells how Peter healed Aeneas at Lydda and raised Tabitha at Joppa.
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