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JUNE 30
And all the widows stood by him weeping,
showing the tunics and garments which
Dorcas had made while she was with them.
9:30 Caesarea. An important port city on the 40 But Peter put them all out, and knelt down
Mediterranean located 30 miles north of and prayed. And turning to the body he said,
Joppa.As the capital of the Roman province of “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes,
Judea and the home of the Roman procurator, 41
it served as the headquarters of a large Roman and when she saw Peter she sat up. Then he
garrison. sent him out to Tarsus. Paul disap- gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when
peared from prominent ministry for several he had called the saints and widows, he pre-
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years, although he possibly founded some sented her alive. And it became known
churches around Syria and Cilicia (15:23; Gal. throughout all Joppa, and many believed on
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1:21). the Lord. So it was that he stayed many days
in Joppa with Simon, a tanner.
DAY 30: How were the duties of the temple divided up?
Administrative Duties Supervisors 1 Chronicles 23:4,5
Bailiffs 1 Chronicles 23:4,5
Judges 1 Chronicles 23:4,5
Public administrators 1 Chronicles 26:29,30
Ministerial Duties Priests 1 Chronicles 24:1,2
Prophets 1 Chronicles 25:1
Assistants for sacrifices 1 Chronicles 23:29–31
Assistants for purification ceremonies 1 Chronicles 23:27,28
Service Duties Bakers of the Bread of the Presence 1 Chronicles 23:29
Those who checked the weights and measures 1 Chronicles 23:29
Custodians 1 Chronicles 23:28
Financial Duties Those who cared for the treasury 1 Chronicles 26:20
Those who cared for dedicated items 1 Chronicles 26:26–28
Artistic Duties Musicians 1 Chronicles 25:6
Singers 1 Chronicles 25:7
Protective Duties Temple guards 1 Chronicles 23:5
Guards for the gates and storehouses 1 Chronicles 26:12–18
Individual Assignments Recording secretary 1 Chronicles 24:6
Chaplain to the king 1 Chronicles 25:4
Private prophet to the king 1 Chronicles 25:2
Captain of the guard 1 Chronicles 26:1
Chief officer of the treasury 1 Chronicles 26:23,24

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