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According to the New Testament, Tabitha died in Joppa, at the house of Simon the tanner. The house where she reportedly died and was resurrected by Saint Peter can still be visited in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. When she allegedly died a second time, she was buried in what are now the gardens of an Orthodox Church in Jaffa, where her tomb can still be visited.
The church was constructed on its present location because of the significance Jaffa has to Christianity. It was in Jaffa that Saint Peter raised Tabitha, one of Jesus' disciples, from the dead according to the Acts of the Apostles, Acts 9:36–43, Acts 10:1–4. The church is dedicated to him. [5]
Jaffa where Peter stayed is now part of Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv-Yafo.In the Old City of Jaffa, there is the traditional house of Simon the Tanner. [4] The house is privately owned and cannot be visited, but its entrance door and location attracts many Christian pilgrims and tourists.
Sabil Abu Nabbut (Arabic: سبيل أبو نبوت) also known as Tabitha's Well is a public fountain ("sabil") in Jaffa, Israel, built in 1815/16 CE [1] during the Ottoman period in Palestine. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its main purpose was to facilitate the journey between Jaffa and Jerusalem.
Tabitha Skipwith died with her first childbirth. Nancy Skipwith, "Aunty Skipwith" to the Jefferson children and grandchildren, died in 1798. [ citation needed ] Elizabeth married Francis Eppes , Martha's cousin, and had two sons, Richard and John Wayles Eppes , the latter of whom married Thomas Jefferson's second daughter, Mary Jefferson. [ 11 ]
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